Arne Slot was instructed to pay £100 million to get Jurgen Klopp’s “favorite player” for Liverpool.
jurgen klopp will be replaced as manager of liverpool by arne slot, and the team will support the dutchman during the next transfer window. the winger position is one that the reds are trying to strengthen, and it will only become more crucial if they sell their best player, mohamed salah. after having their £150 million offer for the egyptian international knocked down last summer, al-ittihad, a saudi club, has since made a new offer of £100 million (with add-ons). salah’s official stance is that he wants to stay at anfield for another season and is not for sale, but since he only has a contract with the team through 2025, liverpool might be willing to accept the offer.
West Ham star Jarrod Bowen is one name that keeps coming up on the shortlist of possible successors for the 31-year-old, which the Reds’ CEO of Football has started to compile. With 16 goals in 34 Premier League games so far this season, the England star is tied for ninth place in the division in scoring. He has been in incredible form. Salah is out, and Liverpool gets Bowen in? Bowen has been on Liverpool’s radar for a while, according to TEAMtalk, but getting him to leave West Ham will undoubtedly be difficult. But Klopp stated in a December interview that he would really love to see Bowen move to Anfield. “I have to say, aside from all of my players, [Bowen] is definitely my favorite,” Klopp remarked.
He only signed a new deal at the London Stadium in October of last year, and the Hammers will demand a hefty amount for his signature. The deal is good until 2027. It has been asserted that West Ham is aware of Liverpool’s interest in Bowen and would only consider bids close to £100 million. Selling both of them in the same window would be a bold move, since they also risk losing another outstanding player this summer in Lucas Paqueta, who is still a top target for Manchester City. At the end of current season, Julen Lopetegui will take over as manager of the Hammers, and it is likely that he will have some influence over any possible departures.
Liverpool is advised by John Aldridge to sign Bowen.
In recent weeks, Liverpool has been linked to a surprise deal for Anthony Gordon, a former Everton player. John Aldridge, a former Reds player, thinks Slot and Co. ought to give Bowen priority over the other player. Is a new striker required? Aldridge told the Liverpool ECHO, “I assume—and this is just my assumption—that the club will have to let Mohamed Salah go for budgetary reasons. Is a new striker required? Aldridge told the ECHO, “I assume—and this is just my assumption—that the club will have to let Mohamed Salah go for budgetary reasons. We pretty much have Villa in the Champions League right now, so I don’t think we could get Watkins. They will not trade any of their players, but I think there are two that would be a good fit.