With Jurgen Klopp gone, this would be a true declaration of purpose.
At Liverpool, an era has come to an end as Jurgen Klopp, who declared in January that he had run out of energy, draws the curtain on a distinguished career.
The Carabao Cup appears to be the last trophy the Reds will win now that a season full of great promise has faded in recent weeks. This is despite the team playing at full capacity and astonishingly overcoming a number of ailments until losing badly to Manchester United in the FA Cup in March.
Liverpool, who are currently in third position in the Premier League and only a narrow margin behind Arsenal and Manchester City—albeit a vital one—have recovered from their disastrous season and are eagerly anticipating a new chapter under Arne Slot.
The goals for 2024–2025 are currently unknown, but with some astute summer hiring, the Anfield team should be able to compete at the highest level.
Premier League star targeted by Liverpool
In an interview with GiveMeSport last week, transfer source Dean Jones revealed that Liverpool may activate the £38 million release clause for Mohammed Kudus this summer in order to make forward additions.
Since coming to England in the summer, the West Ham United player has left quite an impression. With David Moyes departing and United facing a season without European competition, the player may be eager to leave the team early.
Jones pointed out that Liverpool might make a move in the upcoming months, particularly considering how wise a deal would be with relation to his release clause.
Numbers from Mohammed Kudus’ season
After a successful £38 million summer transfer from Ajax, West Ham secured Kudus’s signature, and the London team has been rewarded with 13 goals and five assists from 37 starts.
Additionally, the 23-year-old’s excellent all-around skill is shown by the fact that, according to Sofascore, he is averaging 3.8 dribbles, two tackles, and 8.6 successful duels per game in the Premier League this season.’
One of the best goals this season by any football player is shown in the video above. Kudus scored it by moving from deep into the box with the elegant stride of a sprinting cheetah, beating Freiburg’s goalkeeper. Analyst Raj Chohan said that Kudus “can beat a man anywhere on the pitch,” and it seems he’s right.
Mohammed Kudus’s potential fit at Liverpool
Journalist Gary Al-Smith has called Kudus a “generational talent,” and the Ghana international’s excellent caliber of play is indicated by his numerous noteworthy displays while playing for West Ham, a team that remains stuck in Moyes’ defensive approach stage.
According to FBref, the West Ham sensation is in the top 19% of attacking midfielders and wingers in Europe’s top five leagues for goals scored in the last year, the top 2% for clutch takeaways, and the top 4% for tackles made per ninety.
Although he can play all over the front line, his most productive moments come when cutting inside from the right, and although this is Mohamed Salah’s role at Liverpool, Darwin Nunez might be the one negatively impacted by these developments.
Nunez has faced criticism in recent weeks as his subpar finishing seems to have finally eased tensions at Anfield. The Uruguayan international removed pictures of Liverpool from his social media accounts following harsh criticism.
Nunez, who joined from Benfica for a club record £85 million in 2022, is substituted in 22 games due to his startlessness and lack of involvement. He misses an alarming amount of opportunities.
He has world-class peeks in his skill set, but he’s just not performing at the required level. At what point does the question become “if” rather than “when”? Next season, Slot needs forwards who are clinical and successful.
With his African counterpart being a member of one of the greatest forward trios in Premier League history at Anfield, where he scored 120 goals and added 42 assists during a trophy-laden tenure, Kudus possesses every quality imaginable and, should he move to Liverpool, could even become the team’s latest Sadio Mane.
Kudus may be the 32-year-old’s model, sending Nunez packing. The Senegalese player was quick and clever in his movements, incisive in his finishing ability, and a big-game player. His absence is still felt deeply.
Liverpool could be smart to cash in and reinvest on a player like Kudus, who could take to the right and see Salah shift inward, given that Barcelona is scouting the out-of-sorts 24-year-old.
Arguably the best goal scorer in the annals of the great game, Lionel Messi is also the greatest person to have ever put on football boots.
Salah, who will turn 32 in June, was primarily a right winger for La Blaugrana during his playing career. However, in his later years, he moved into a deeper, central role and became less concerned with scoring goals for himself. Slot’s Liverpool could see this from Salah.
Although Salah is considered one of the best attackers in Premier League history, his skill set goes well beyond that; in the last year, he ranked in the top 1% of positional peers in the top five leagues in Europe in terms of assists per ninety.
Despite missing six games this season, he has also produced the most significant opportunities in the Premier League (22). This suggests a central role shift akin to Messi’s, reinforcing Liverpool’s growing interest in Kudus.
On Merseyside, there was a sudden feeling of scintillating vitality as the lightning-fast Hammer darted down the right flank. In a frustrating encounter last weekend, West Ham fell to Chelsea 5-0, but Kudus astonishingly finished 13 dribbles and won 22 ground duels.
That is really ridiculous and demonstrates the Ghanaian’s exceptional athleticism and technical skill, which make him the ideal addition to Liverpool’s attack—not to mention his stellar goal record.If everything clicks into place, Salah could end up replacing Nunez in Slot’s squad. Kudus, on the other hand, is much more than his Uruguayan counterpart and could provide a cutting-edge new dimension to the attack, which could propel the team to new heights and set them apart from rivals in England and across the continent.