With Liverpool having made a stuttering start to 2022/23, there has been much debate over what has been the root cause of their issues. The loss of Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich has been one possible suggestion, and the absence of a player who averaged 20 goals a season over six years was always likely to come at a cost.
Yet the Senegalese international traditionally featured on the left of the Reds’ front three, the position from where Luis Diaz has arguably been the club’s best player so far this season. However, his strong form does raise a pertinent question: who replaces him when he is unavailable?
Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez both have experience in that position but are more effective centrally. While most fans and pundits would agree that signing new players for midfield should be Liverpool’s priority, another pacy attacker for the attack wouldn’t go amiss. The Reds are said to be interested in one who is making waves across the continent.
