Jurgen Klopp 'discussed' replacing Mohamed Salah at Liverpool with Antony

Liverpool could soon beryllium connected the lookout for a replacement for Mohamed Salah but ex-Reds brag Jurgen Klopp thought helium had the cleanable campaigner backmost successful 2022

Jurgen Klopp precise seldom got a Liverpool transfer incorrect but astir committed a immense howler successful attempting to regenerate Mohamed Salah.

The German thought helium had recovered the cleanable solution for the Reds backmost successful 2022 by suggesting a determination for Manchester United flop Antony. And nine chiefs volition surely beryllium breathing a suspiration of alleviation that they decided to disregard their erstwhile boss.

Salah, 32, has little than a twelvemonth remaining connected his declaration astatine Anfield - and besides recovered himself successful a akin concern a fewer years ago. The Egyptian guardant was being backed for an exit.

And the club’s recruitment squad started to enactment unneurotic a program should helium depart. They scoured Europe for his replacement but it appears that Klopp thought Antony was an perfect candidate.

According to The Times, the German ‘discussed’ a determination for the Brazilian winger starring up to the 2023 summertime transportation window. And successful his defence, Antony was successful the midst of an awesome play with Dutch broadside Ajax arsenic helium scored 12 goals and provided 10 assists.

In the end, Klopp was overruled with FSG main Mike Gordon convincing Salah to pen a caller £350k declaration astatine Anfield instead. And it looks to person been the close decision.

The Egyptian guardant has scored 65 goals implicit the past fewer campaigns. Antony moved to United for £86m successful the summertime of 2023 but has scored connected conscionable 12 occasions - and is arguably 1 of the Red Devils’ biggest flops ever.

He has already been linked with an exit from Old Trafford. It has been suggested that United chiefs would beryllium open to cutting their losses connected the wideman successful January.

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That is contempt his cause Junior Pedroso confirming successful the summertime that Antony lone sees his aboriginal astatine Old Trafford. He said: "I spot reports astir imaginable exit connected loan. Antony’s program is clear: Manchester United. He wants to stay, he’s lone focused connected Man United. We already spoke astir that with the club."

While Antony is highly improbable to motion for Liverpool immoderate clip soon, the Reds inactive person the task of sorting Salah’s aboriginal out. Arne Slot made his thoughts wide precise recently.

“I’ve worked with him present for 4 oregon 5 months, and you guys person seen him present for six oregon 7 years successful a enactment now,” the Dutchman told the club's authoritative website.

“It’s peculiar that helium scores truthful galore goals already; what makes it adjacent much awesome is that helium does this twelvemonth aft twelvemonth aft year. Not galore players are capable to bash that and that helium is capable to bash this tells you a batch astir the prime helium has.”

They bash nevertheless person a imaginable successor successful caput - Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush. Salah’s compatriot has already scored 14 goals and provided 10 assists for the German broadside truthful acold this season.

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