Liverpool news: Mo Salah replacement identified as Virgil van Dijk to play key transfer role

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A replacement for Mohamed Salah, who is leaving the club in the summer after nine years, will most likely be top of the club's to-do list.Today's news sees one player tipped to succeed the iconic Egyptian at Anfield, while club captain Virgil van Dijk could be sounded out to help Liverpool land another target.Mo Salah successor tippedFormer Liverpool striker Michael Owen believes West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen, 29, could be the player to replace Salah this summer. Speaking on talkSPORT, Owen was asked if he would like to see Bowen, who has scored 85 goals for the Irons, at Liverpool, should West Ham face the drop this season.He said: “How do you know?

I said, if I had one player. I mean, a real top finisher.“I think he’s a brilliant player.

I would be taking him to the World Cup, and, as I say, you know, I don’t want to upset West Ham fans, but if they went down, then he would be my idea of somebody to replace Salah.”Bowen joined West Ham in January 2020 and is under contract at the London Stadium until the summer of 2030. Ex-Liverpool forward John Aldridge has also echoed Owen's comments.Speaking to Boyle Sports, Aldridge said: “I've looked at Jarrod Bowen for some years now, and I really like the way he plays football, and what he offers West Ham.