Exclusive: Jarrod Bowen an option for Liverpool this summer
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DaveOCKOP can exclusively reveal details of Liverpool’s interest in West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen ahead of the summer window. Image Credits: Imago ImagesIt’s set to be another important summer transfer window for Liverpool coming up, and with Mohamed Salah’s departure from Anfield confirmed at the end of this campaign, Liverpool’s recruitment team have been working overtime trying to identify who fills that void.It’s an enormous ask and replacing one of the greatest players in the club’s history doesn’t happen in one window.It has already been reported that Liverpool will keep a keen eye on relegated teams to see if any bargain can be found, with the club linked with a move for Tottenham’s Archie Gray should the London side drop down to the Championship.Now DaveOCKOP.com can exclusively reveal that West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen is another name that the club is looking at this summer.West Ham are currently sitting 17th in the table, fighting to stay out of the bottom three with Wolves already down and Burnley teetering on the edge.They are currently sitting on 33 points, two above 18th-placed Tottenham.If the Hammers do go down, their negotiating power takes a significant hit.
Liverpool would be wise to sense an opportunity there.Jurgen Klopp has name checked Jarrod Bowen in his pre match press conference describing him as “an unbelievable player”.— DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) March 4, 2022But a move is not contingent on relegation. Liverpool’s interest exists regardless, and if the price is right, West Ham staying up doesn’t close the door.Even in what has been a miserable relegation-threatened campaign for West Ham, the 29-year-old has been a rare bright spot – contributing 8 goals and 8 assists in 32 Premier League appearances this season as well as keeping his place in Thomas Tuchel’s England team.The Reds’ interest is longstanding, having courted the Hammers skipper back in 2023 amid concern that the club needed another natural wide attacker.
Bowen turns 30 in December, and while he’s still clearly operating at a high level, Liverpool tend to be cautious about committing big money to players on the wrong side of 29. Whether Bowen represents a short-term fix or a long-term solution is a conversation that will shape how aggressively the club pursues Bowen this summer. jarrod bowen West Ham