Liverpool have picked West Ham United’s Mohamed Kudus as a replacement for “Ace” Mohamed Salah.
British media ‘Curtoffside’ reported on the 12th (Korea Standard Time) that “Liverpool has chosen Kudus as Salah’s long-term replacement.”
Salah is currently the leader of Liverpool’s striker. Salah, who joined Liverpool in the 2017/18 season, has become one of the top wing forwards in Europe beyond the English Premier League. Salah is a three-time top scorer in the EPL and has scored 217 goals overall for Liverpool.
The problem is that Salah’s contract with Liverpool expires next summer. There is a year left on the contract, but the two sides have not yet agreed to renew the contract. Salah is connected to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Itihad and Paris Saint-Germain.
Liverpool are looking for a successor in case Salah leaves. Kudus is on Liverpool’s radar. Kudus, who hails from Ghana, has shown promise at Ajax. He has become a key player for Ajax with 18 goals and seven assists in 42 official matches in the 2022/23 season.
Kudus left Ajax to join West Ham last summer. Liverpool invested 43 million euros (63.5 billion won) to bring in Kudus. He also got used to the English Premier League smoothly. Last season, Kudus had 14 goals and six assists in 45 matches. He has nine matches, one goal and one assist this season.
Kudus is a familiar player to Korean soccer fans. Kudus faced Korea at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Kudus, who was once on the Ghanaian national team, scored two goals in the second Group H match against Korea, contributing to his 3-2 victory.
Cudus, who can play both wingers and offensive midfielders, is an attractive resource for 꽁머니. He is also in his prime at the age of 24. Much attention is focused on his future.