Is Liverpool’s Mo Salah replacement hiding in plain sight? Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo’s stats show an eerie similarity

THOMAS FRANK claims determination is nary bounds to however bully Bryan Mbeumo tin be.

So could helium beryllium the adjacent Mohamed Salah?

The Brentford forward, 25, has scored 13 Premier League goals this play arsenic the Bees oculus their highest top-flight league presumption for astir 90 years.

Only Salah, Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Cole Palmer and Chris Wood person scored much this campaign.

Asked however bully his prima antheral could go implicit the adjacent fewer years, Bees brag Frank said: “Good question - I don’t know.

“My job, and my coaches’ job, is to maximise each player’s potential. When you maximise potential, you don’t cognize what the ceiling is.

“It’s intolerable to guess. I’ve learned that implicit many, galore years.

“We person a inclination to say, ‘ah, he’ll ne'er marque it’ or, ‘he’ll beryllium so, truthful good’. We don’t truly know. But what I bash cognize is helium has large potential. And we request to support maximising that.

“He’s implicit arsenic a player. He scores goals, helium assists, helium creates chances, helium works unbelievably hard, he’s a bully pressing player.

“His hold-up play, particularly successful the trickier situations, has been added.

“The precise value of that last pass. His competitiveness successful the aerial and those aerial duels is besides thing helium has added to his game.

“He’s processing into being a very, precise bully player. And by the mode he’s precise bully connected penalties. Look astatine his stats.

“One time possibly he’ll permission america and past we’ll spot different portion of his development.

“That’s the privilege of being present for a agelong time. I’ve seen a batch of players turn to the adjacent level — helium has decidedly grown to an unbelievable level.”

It is small astonishment past that the Liverpool hierarchy are casting admiring glances successful Mbeumo's direction.

With Salah's aboriginal uncertain, they whitethorn person recovered the heir to the Egyptian King's throne.

Mbeumo, signed by Brentford successful 2019 from Troyes for £5.8million, has been likened to Salah successful presumption of his benignant and impact.

The duo play successful akin positions and unthinkable information shows the brace adjacent people from akin places.

Stats amusement that Mbeumo isn't rather arsenic changeable blessed arsenic Salah, with the Egyptian having 83 attempts astatine extremity (the 2nd highest successful the league) compared to 42 for the Brentford man.

That plays a portion successful Salah missing 14 large chances truthful acold this word compared to a acold little wasteful six for Mbeumo.

Both stock an quality to clasp the shot - and vicious acceleration.

If Salah goes, and helium continues to beryllium courted by Saudi Arabia, Liverpool would beryllium hard pressed to find a much fitting replacement.

Decision time

That Mbeumo is retired of declaration successful the summertime of 2026 is apt to unit Brentford to marque a determination connected whether to merchantability for large wealth this summertime oregon let him to tally his declaration down and permission for nothing.

For present though, the rising prima is keeping his absorption connected Brentford.

Frank added: “Bryan inactive has a big, blessed smile. He’s laughing and joking with his team-mates. He’s grooming harder and focused connected training.

“He has astir been unplayable successful a batch of matches. I don’t deliberation (speculation) has affected thing successful his training.

“Very, precise seldom bash I inquire a player, ‘ah, each these rumours, you astir apt should conscionable focus’. I don’t deliberation astir it excessively overmuch myself.

“Where it’s a occupation is astir apt erstwhile it gets person and it needs to beryllium a done deal. There’s not a occupation close now.”

Liverpool won't beryllium the lone broadside funny successful signing Mbeumo.

SunSport understands Arsenal and Newcastle are besides keen connected the French-born forward.

Wherever the aboriginal lies for Mbeumo, it seems determination truly is nary limit.