If Liverpool manage to secure Champions League football this season, keep an eye on Michael Olise in the summer. He is a player that has been linked before, and with Mohamed Salah leaving, Liverpool will need to replace goals, creativity and quality on the right side of attack.
Replacing Salah is almost impossible with one player because of the numbers he produces every season, but Liverpool will still need someone who can play on the right wing, score goals, create chances and fit into a fast attacking system. Olise is one of the few players in the Premier League who looks capable of stepping into a big club and making an impact straight away.
Olise has pace, creativity, dribbling ability and can score from distance and set pieces. He is also left-footed and naturally plays from the right side, which is exactly the position Salah has played for Liverpool for years. From a tactical point of view, the replacement makes sense.
The big factor, however, will be Champions League football. Players like Olise will want to play at the highest level, and Liverpool missing out on the Champions League would make any big transfer much more difficult. If Liverpool do qualify, it makes the club much more attractive and makes a big signing far more likely.
Liverpool are entering a period of change with Salah leaving, possible changes in management, and a squad that will likely be rebuilt over the next couple of transfer windows. This summer could be the start of a new era, and signings like Olise would signal the start of that rebuild.
He would not replace Salah overnight, but he could be part of the next Liverpool attack and the next Liverpool era.
Jamie (The Kopite View)
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