One former Premier League striker has lauded West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen, referring to him as “the claret and blue Mo Salah” in reference to the speculation that he may become the new Liverpool talisman.
In the near future, Liverpool might be compelled to acquire a new right winger. Since his transfer to Anfield in 2017, Salah has been phenomenal for them, scoring an astounding 198 goals in 322 matches. Nevertheless, Salah is widely recognized as the primary objective of Saudi Pro League executives as they strive to elevate the league to a higher standard.
In the summer, Al Ittihad put forth an enormous proposal of £150 million for the Egyptian, but Liverpool rejected it. There were rumors of an astounding £215 million second offer, but it never materialized.
Liverpool’s decision to retain Salah was unquestionably the correct one, as he has been their primary goal scorer once more this season. Salah has scored twelve goals in seventeen appearances across all competitions to date.
However, by the conclusion of the season, Liverpool are anticipated to receive a second offer for the 31-year-old from Al Ittihad, which is intent on transferring him to the Middle East.
There are now mounting rumors that Mohamed Salah may reject Al Ittihad once more in favor of extending his contract with Liverpool through June 2025.
Notwithstanding this encouraging development, Liverpool officials must be ready in the event that Salah does decide to depart, as they will almost immediately require an exceptional forward to replace him.
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Tony Cascarino, a former striker for Chelsea and Aston Villa, has provided an explanation as to why West Ham attacker Bowen is the ideal candidate for the position.
The Englishman ‘is not far behind Salah’ in terms of performance, and his potential Liverpool teammates could ‘benefit’ from his ability to occupy multiple defenders simultaneously.
Jarrod Bowen has the clarinet and blue Mo Salah, according to Cascarino, who stated as much on The Game podcast.
“He is merely one of those individuals who will score goals.” He will run throughout the day.
“Mo Salah is undoubtedly at an unfathomable level, but Bowen is not far behind in terms of his determination and tenacity in pursuit of goals.” “By creating problems, he enables other players to exploit them.”
Bowen has scored nine goals in sixteen appearances this season, which is not quite as many as Salah has scored. Nonetheless, his experience managing the show for West Ham would be advantageous should he decide to become Liverpool’s talisman.
Additionally, Bowen’s statistics for the season are outstanding. He is not only the leading scorer for West Ham, but also their most effective player, as evidenced by his 7.34 average rating on WhoScored.
Bowen ranks first among West Ham players in terms of attempts per game (2.8), and he shares the lead with Lucas Paqueta in terms of dribbles per game (1.6).
Clearly, the former Hull City player would be an excellent replacement for Mohamed Salah should Liverpool fail to acquire him. The only issue is that they would have to invest a substantial amount of money in order to reach an accord, given that West Ham have extended Bowen’s contract through June 2030.