Liverpool eyeing swoop for £57m star with 5 UCL G/A this season to replace key man – report

Liverpool have misplaced 4 straight Premier League matches this season and the type of their veteran gamers, together with Mohamed Salah, has been a serious concern for the teaching employees, extra so given the drastic drop in his qualities as in comparison with final season.

Salah did bag a comfort aim towards Brentford within the final match however has usually been a shadow of himself for a lot of the marketing campaign, thereby prompting the Reds to contemplate signing his substitute sooner reasonably than later.

Fichajes has reported that Liverpool are eager on signing Newcastle United ahead Anthony Gordon subsequent yr with the 24-year-old believed to be a like-for-like successor for Salah given his capability to play on the best flank.

Gordon has not been in the very best kind this season within the Premier League however has excelled within the Champions League with 4 objectives and an help already, whereas his valuation on Transfermarkt sits at £57 million although he does have a contract until 2030.

Gordon not ultimate to exchange Salah

Anthony Gordon is among the greatest wingers within the Premier League and a participant with a large potential. At 24, the Englishman will solely get higher however whether or not that makes him an acceptable sufficient substitute for Mohamed Salah is debatable.

His greatest performances have come down the left wing, which is a extra pure position for a right-footed participant, and whereas the previous Everton star is able to taking part in to good impact on the best flank, it does affect how a crew approaches the sport tactically.

As an alternative, Liverpool can be higher off signing a left-footed proper winger like Michael Olise, for instance, as they’d have much more verticality and might assault the inside of the pitch simply as successfully as in comparison with what they could do with Gordon.

In the meantime, Newcastle United will even ask for lots greater than the £57 million analysis on Transfermarkt that the participant bares and if the Reds are certainly prepared to spend extra, there are a number of different choices they might think about over Gordon.