Liverpool 'considering' $83M winger who rejected Tottenham as Mohamed Salah replacement

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Liverpool is in the market for a forward option this summer, with a replacement for Mohamed Salah appearing as one of the main factors for the Reds in the coming weeks.Liverpool is on the search for a Mohamed Salah replacement this summer(Image: (Photo by Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images))Liverpool is tracking a move for AS Monaco forward Maghnes Akliouche, according to reports, as the club shortlists options to replace Mohamed Salah in the transfer market.The Reds are in need of bolstering their attacking options, with recent matches underlining the struggles that Arne Slot faces in calling upon stars who can make a real impact in front of goal.Salah's impending exit compounds with fitness troubles for Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak, while form has been a concern for Cody Gakpo throughout the campaign.With that in mind, several options have been outlined as possible targets for Liverpool, but L'Equipe reports that Akliouche is the latest being considered for a big-money move to Anfield in the summer.READ MORE: Joe Gomez reveals Liverpool dressing room feelings on Anfield boos after Chelsea stalemateREAD MORE: UK media's damning Arne Slot and Roy Hodgson point after Liverpool vs Chelsea - 'This is worse'The 24-year-old plays predominantly on the right wing, but can also operate centrally, while his record this season has seen him score seven goals and assist 11 in 41 appearances across all competitions.It could be a slightly delayed move to the Premier League for Akliouche, who was linked with Tottenham last summer, but ultimately rejected the North London club in favour of a switch elsewhere.Other clubs didn't table bids, however, with it being claimed by the report that the €70 million ($83 million) valuation was putting clubs off from making an offer.Maghnes Akliouche has been linked with a possible transfer to Liverpool(Image: (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images))An exit could be considered this summer, as PSG joins Liverpool in showing interest in the France international, while the Reds could table a €50 million ($59 million) bid in the coming weeks.It remains to be seen just how serious that offer from Liverpool could be, considering the plethora of options available to Slot on the market.Bradley Barcola and Yan Diomande have been two stars heavily linked with a possible move to Anfield, while fans ponder who could replace such an important player as Salah.Part of the thinking may not just be about replacing the winger with a like-for-like player, but instead about getting the rest of the squad balance right.Slot hinted at that earlier this month, when he said: "[Getting the most from Isak] is definitely part of thinking about the [Salah] replacement."Because, since I have been here, and it is the same at a lot of clubs, it is mainly a left footer on the right and a right footer on the left."I have seen Alex scoring also a lot from crosses which were played from the right, right-footed, Trent Alexander-Arnold crosses, if you want to call them like that."So that is definitely part of how we are looking at things, but we try to sign the best possible available player who we can afford."Something else which also happens at certain clubs is: ‘OK, that is the best player in the world in that position, let’s try and get him.’ That is not how we work, we try and sign the best possible player who is available for us."Akliouche may not fit that mould, seeing as he is a left-footer on the right, but plans could still change.