Robbie Fowler backs new name to replace Mohamed Salah as Liverpool handed Yan Diomande blow
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Liverpool appears set to lose out on the race to sign RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande after it emerged his preference is to sign for PSG, but Reds legend Robbie Fowler has already suggested an alternativeLiverpool legend Robbie Fowler has chosen his alternative to Yan Diomande after the Leipzig winger snubbed the Reds for PSGRobbie Fowler believes Christian Pulisic would make a good alternative to Yan Diomande as Liverpool prepares to miss out on signing the RB Leipzig star this summer.The Reds were dealt a major blow in their pursuit of the Ivory Coast international, who is currently representing his nation at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, following reports on Sunday that revealed his preferred next destination is reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain.Liverpool initially had an $113.9 million bid ($91.1m plus $22.8m in add-ons) rejected for Diomande, who was the club's priority target for the summer, and the 19-year-old winger is now said to have agreed a five-year deal to move to the French capital instead.It is now down to PSG and RB Leipzig to agree a deal for the transfer to be ratified, with the Ligue 1 side's president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, having already opened direct talks with the Bundesliga outfit, and is confident the deal will get done.Liverpool, however, has already got a backup plan to Diomande's snub, with the Reds believed to have four potential alternatives already lined up.Brighton 's Yankuba Minteh, Cologne's Said El Mala, Lille's Matias Fernandez-Pardo and West Ham 's Crysencio Summerville are said to be the names in question, according to a previous report from The Athletic, but Fowler believes Liverpool should be turning its attention to another player.Content cannot be displayed without consent"Plenty of rumours about as to who's going to @LFC. One name I've not seen mentioned is Pulisic," Fowler wrote on X.
"Good age , played in the Prem, exciting player, I'd take him, potentially a Salah type of pathway, thoughts?"Pulisic is currently representing the United States at this summer's World Cup on home soil, playing in two out of three games to help Mauricio Pochettino's side finish top of Group D and progress to the knockout stages.The 27-year-old currently plays for Italian giants AC Milan in Serie A but has previous Premier League experience with Chelsea, making 98 top-flight appearances for the Blues in four seasons between 2019 and 2023, scoring 20 goals.His 2025/26 statistics don't quite match up with Diomande's - 10 goals and 4 assists compared to Diomande's 13 goals and 10 assists - but Pulisic's talent is there for all to see, and this is far from the first time he has been linked with a move to Anfield.Christian Pulisic has been previously linked with a move to Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)It was actually reported as recently as February that Liverpool is among the Premier League clubs that have had contact with Pulisic's entourage over a possible return to England for the USMNT international, who has just one year remaining on his Milan contract.TEAMtalk reports that Pulisic is disappointed that he has not been approached over a new contract at Milan that reflects his status as one of the best attackers in Serie A, with the lack of communication leading his entourage to sound out Premier League clubs over a possible return to the English top flight.The San Siro outfit does hold a club option to extend that deal by another 12 months, but the opportunity to cash in on the former Borussia Dortmund man this summer could prove too tempting, especially if he has a productive World Cup.