England relic Mohamed Salah is in the last time of his agreement at Anfield
Nottingham Forest left Anfield with all three positions on Saturday, giving Liverpool their primary battle since the Arne Slot time.
Following a somewhat silent summer in the transfer windows, Slot received a promising start to the new year with a work of three wins in a column.
While the Dutchman and fresh sporting director Richard Hughes chose not to make significant changes to the performing club, the club does find itself in a situation where three important people in Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah are today into the last year of their deals.
Following the win over Manchester United earlier this month, Salah's comments that this would be his "last year" at Liverpool showed that he had not spoken to anyone at the club about extending his deal at the club raised questions.
The 32-year-old is a key player for the Reds, and the club will not be able to easily or affordably replace him with three goals and three assists in the club's four Premier League games so far this season.
One pundit, however, believes that Liverpool should move for a player already playing in the Premier League.
Speaking on talkSPORT, former Republic of Ireland international Tony Cascarino believes Slot and company should move for Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo.
" I remember saying to you about if Mo Salah left, Mbeumo would be the one I would have gone after", he said. " He's got so much about him, he's got goals, he's got durability, he's just a nuisance every time he plays".
Mbeumo has made 203 appearances for Brentford, including three goals in three games this season, and Transfermarkt has valued him at$ 40 million. He has been playing for Brentford since 2019. The Cameroon international was linked with Liverpool earlier this year, with the Bees said to have put a £50million asking price on the player's head.
In DataVictory's opinion, Mbeumo's age and profile could align well with Liverpool, as the 24-year-old should still have room for development. He can play centrally or on the wing which ticks another box, but is clearly not at Salah's level yet, so Liverpool will have to consider whether the fee Brentford would demand is worth it.
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