Charlie Adam has told BBC Radio 5Live that it would be Mohamed Salah who would make way for Kylian Mbappe if the PSG forward made the move to Anfield.
What did he say?
The former Reds midfielder was talking about the France international, who has been regularly linked with Jurgen Klopp’s side in recent months.
He said: “I’d go for Salah. Yeah [Salah out, Mbappe in]. You’d have to. If I’m going to spend £150million, £200million on Mbappe, he’s going to be playing every week.”
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The only option
Really, there is no need to replace any of Liverpool’s front three. This season, they have managed 43 goals and 32 assists between them, and having the trio together certainly isn’t damaging the team’s success – they currently top the Premier League by 22 points, the highest margin in the history of the division.
Having said that, it would be hard to resist the temptation to make a move for Mbappe should he become available. The 2018 World Cup winner is one of the very best on the planet – he has 22 goals and 13 assists in all competitions already this season – and would bring quality to any team he were to join.
If any player were to depart to make way for the 21-year-old, it could only be Salah. Primarily a centre-forward, the most natural role Mbappe would take would be Roberto Firmino’s. However, the Brazil international is far more important in terms of his link-up play rather than his goalscoring ability – he has just 10 goals this term, but has managed 12 assists, more than any other Liverpool player.
Mbappe is far more selfish – he has 2.5 dribbles per match, for example, compared to Firmino’s 1.6 in the league – and, whilst that is no problem in essence, it would not work for the Reds.
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Sadio Mane, too, has been too important to the side to replace. He finished fourth in last year’s Ballon d’Or rankings, and has 15 goals and 11 assists in all competitions, and many believe he is the club’s most important player.
As such, that leaves just Salah. Whilst he has been fantastic for the Reds since joining – he has 89 goals in 137 games – he has been linked with a move to Real Madrid, and he has often been accused of showing selfishness.
That is not to say that it is certain Mbappe would be his replacement – he is just the most likely choice were his arrival to occur.
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