Brentford’s Brian Mbumo and Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenho are among the players being scouted by Liverpool as they assess future targets to play for Arne Slott.
Under the new management of Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes, Liverpool’s recruitment team is working hard to assess future talent, particularly in areas of the squad that may need replacement over the next 12 months.
Mohamed Salah is currently one of three top stars out of contract at the end of the season, along with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, and while there is still no clear indication of their futures, Liverpool are doing the smart thing. and planning for different outcomes.
That could see the need to sign a new striker, and Semenho is known to Hughes, who signed him to Bournemouth from Bristol City in 2023.
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Liverpool manager Arne Slott says contract talks are ongoing with Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah, but believes it will only become a problem if they stop performing on the pitch.
The 24-year-old has improved significantly on the south coast, particularly since Andoni Iraola’s arrival as manager, scoring five goals in his last 14 Premier League games last term, and he has continued in similar fashion this season. three goals nine.
Mbuemo, 25, has been even more prolific, scoring 9 goals in 9 Premier League games, and is believed to have been under Liverpool’s spell for some time. Both players’ profiles offer similarities to Salah, particularly their ability to be dangerous anywhere up front.
Sky Germany: Stuttgart’s 25-year-old Egyptian striker Omar Marmoush is another player Liverpool are eyeing, but Merseyside sources have denied he is currently interested in the club.
Antoine Semenho made 31 shots this season and scored 3 goals
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Manager Slott was again tight-lipped on Friday when asked for an update on the contract situations surrounding Salah, Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk, saying talks between the club and the trio were “ongoing”.
“For me, the contract situation could become an issue if the players don’t perform as well as they are right now,” Slott said. “Of course, it is not certain that if they are no longer performing so well, it has something to do with the contract situation.
“At the moment, all three of them are in a good place, they’re all doing really, really, really well, and there’s ongoing discussions, as Virgil said, with the people he needs to talk to, and it’s not me, as you know. I talk to him about other things.
“Let’s wait and see, but everything he said is completely true because he doesn’t know exactly what the future holds until he signs the contract.”
