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Only six Premier League midfielders have a higher expected assists from open play per 90 minutes figure this season than Olise’s 0.27, which is particularly impressive considering Palace are far from a ball-dominant team.

Across the board, his numbers are impressive.



The 22-year-old is a progressive player through carries (5.1 per 90) and passes (5.1 per 90), while he is willing to attack his opponent, registering 2.8 successful take-ons per 90.

Olise believes he has the ability to play in the Champions League and for France’s national team, and his output of nine goals and four assists in 17 Premier League appearances during an injury-hit 2023-24 season suggests that confidence is well-founded.

The recurring hamstring problems Olise has had this season may be a concern, and there would be others keen to sign him, but there is little doubting his quality.

Jarrod Bowen

When considering a new addition to Liverpool’s forward line, West Ham’s Bowen is never far from the conversation.

The graphic below shows how Bowen has evolved into playing a more central role, a significant reason why he is getting more shots off between the width of the posts.

West Ham’s counter-attacking approach makes his return of 20 goals and 10 assists in 43 appearances this season all the more impressive, and are the sort of numbers that would be required if he came to Anfield.

He is not a defined progressive ball-carrying creator, as others are, but at 27 he is probably the most sure bet in this list because of his proven track record.

The problem would be the price, given the seven-year contract he signed last year has no release clause.

Pedro Neto

Had Neto not spent so much time on the treatment table, it is likely the 24-year-old would already be playing for one of the Premier League’s top clubs.

The Portugal international is an exceptional talent.

His 5.7 progressive carries per 90 this season is in the top seven per cent among Premier League attacking midfielders and wingers.

Liverpool’s recruitment last season marked availability as a crucial trait, but fitness problems have still dogged their squad this term.

If Neto was brought in to eventually succeed Salah, it would mean replacing one of the most durable players in the league with one of the least durable.

Liverpool are close to appointing Arne Slot as their new head coach — and The Athletic has every angle covered.

Johan Bakayoko

Bakayoko has played a key role in denying Slot a second successive Eredivisie success as part of the PSV Eindhoven attack that stormed to the title (they are nine points clear and have lost one of their 32 league matches, winning 32).

The 21-year-old – another left-footed right-winger – has been one of the best players in Dutch football this season, and his 12 goals and nine assists in 31 league appearances only tell some of the story as to how effective he has been.

Only Feyenoord’s Quinten Timber and PSV team-mate Joey Veerman have logged more “shot creating actions” (which denote the two offensive actions directly leading to a shot) than Bakayoko (5.1 per 90) in the 2023-24 Eredivisie.

A healthy amount of those actions have come via dribbling, one of his strengths.

His figure of 6.4 take-ons per 90 is among the top five per cent for attacking midfielders and wingers in the Primeira Liga this season and his 3.1 successful take-ons per 90 is in the top six per cent.

Conceicao is consistently looking to move into advanced areas, through progressive carries – 6.0 per 90, which is in the 99th percentile, meaning only one per cent of players do better – and by receiving progressive passes (12.2 per 90).
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