Klopp could land lethal Salah partner in Liverpool swoop for £104m wizard

Liverpool head into Christmas in second place within the Premier League after they have been held to a 1-1 draw by Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday.

There isn’t a hiding away from Mohamed Salah‘s colossal efforts to drag the Reds right into a title race as he has been Jurgen Klopp‘s excellent performer on the high finish of the pitch as soon as once more.

With no Roberto Firmino or Sadio Mane on the books anymore, the Egypt worldwide is the one distinctive attacker within the squad when you think about his report in entrance of objective.

Klopp may lastly land Salah one other deadly companion in assault, as Mane and Firmino have been, by swooping to signal Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, who’s a reported target for Liverpool forward of 2024 – as per journalist Florian Plettenberg.

Mo Salah’s Premier League season in numbers

The 31-year-old famous person has been in phenomenal kind to date this season and it was his brilliance, as soon as once more, that secured some extent towards the Gunners on Saturday together with his sharp end into the highest nook.

That objective has taken Salah to 12 Premier League strikes for the 2023/24 marketing campaign, which is a staggering eight greater than any of his teammates have managed.

He has additionally registered seven top-flight assists, and that’s two greater than the subsequent highest inside the squad – Uruguay worldwide Darwin Nunez on 5.

These statistics present that no different Liverpool participant has come near Salah by way of objective contributions as he has 19 direct

involvements. No other Reds player has greater than Nunez’s 9 (5 targets and 4 assists) to date this season.

The statistics that present why Liverpool ought to signal Wirtz

Klopp may signal a deadly companion for the Egyptian famous person by securing a deal to signal Wirtz, who would price at least €120m (£104m), from Bayer Leverkusen in 2024.

The 20-year-old prodigy has been in unbelievable kind within the Bundesliga to date this season and has the potential to be an impressive attacker for Liverpool, as Salah is presently.

Wirtz has racked up five goals and seven assists in 15 league begins for his aspect. No Reds participant has produced extra assists and solely Salah (19) has managed extra direct objective involvements at league stage.

The German magician has additionally plundered two goals and four assists in 4 Europa League outings for Leverkusen, while none of Klopp’s males assisted more than two goals in the course of the group stage.

As you possibly can see within the chart above, Wirtz additionally ranks extremely amongst his positional friends in a bunch of key attacking metrics; together with progressive passes, assists, and shot-creating actions over the past twelve months.

Expertise scout Jacek Kulig has described him as an “elite” wizard who is “too good” at completely different intervals and the statistics again that up, as he has been probably the greatest creators in Europe’s huge 5 leagues.

Subsequently, Klopp may land one other excellent attacking expertise to return in and be a deadly companion for Salah within the remaining third, versus his present choices who’ve struggled to make a constant influence on the high finish of the pitch.