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Liverpool eye right-footed replacement for Mohamed Salah to get the best out of Alexander Isak
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Liverpool eye right-footed replacement for Mohamed Salah to get the best out of Alexander Isak

The Independent·Richard Jolly·6 months ago
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Liverpool are looking at wingers they feel would create chances for Alexander Isak as they try to find a replacement for Mohamed Salah and discover a solution to their biggest buy’s lack of goals.

The £125m signing has only scored four times in 21 games for Liverpool since his British record transfer from Newcastle last summer.

Isak had a prolific partnership at St James’ Park with Jacob Murphy in 2024-25, with the Swede scoring seven goals that were assisted by the right-footed right winger.

In comparison, Salah is left-footed and likes to come infield and shoot, while Slot suggested Liverpool are missing the delivery from the right flank of Trent Alexander-Arnold , who joined Real Madrid last year.

And Slot wants more of a supply line to Isak when Liverpool look to bring in a successor to Salah, who will leave in the summer.

He said: “That is definitely part of thinking about the replacement because since I have been here, and it is the same at a lot of clubs, it is mainly a left footer on the right…

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