Liverpool icon names 3 summer transfer replacements for Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah could leave Liverpool this summer after nine seasons with the club, with sides in the Saudi Pro League expected to come in for the Egyptian

Mohamed Salah could leave Liverpool this summer(Image: 2026 Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA)

Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey has had his say on who would be the best replacements for Mohamed Salah at Liverpool.

Salah could depart Anfield this summer after a sharp drop-off in his performances this season, having been one of the best players in the world last term. The Egyptian is contracted to Liverpool until the summer of 2027, but the Reds are expected to receive interest from clubs in the Saudi Pro League at the end of this season. Liverpool has a huge job on its hands to replace Salah, but ex-Reds star Heskey has named three players who he thinks could fit the bill.

"We’re talking about replacing Mohamed Salah and I think as fans you've got to look at something different because you can't replace Mo Salah," Heskey told OLBG.

"I remember one season I was speaking to someone who said Mo's had a bad season. He'd scored 25 goals. I'd love to have had that bad of a season! We're talking about someone scoring 20 plus, nearly 30 goals a season for 10 years.

"I think we've just got to look at something different and it might not suit the manager anyway to have someone like Mo Salah. He might want to change the formation. I know that he was talking about a 4-4-2 diamond midfield and not having high and wide wingers and that would need something different.

"I don't think you can replace Mo Salah but I do like the lad from PSG, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. He would be my go-to.

"Would Jarrod Bowen be a downgrade from Mohamed Salah? I think most players are a downgrade compared to Salah but to be honest with you Bowen is a different type of player and he would probably help the formation because he’s going to work a little bit harder than Mo.

Jarrod Bowen has been suggested as a possible replacement for Salah(Image: 2026 CameraSport)

"I'm not saying Mo doesn't work hard but Bowen has a different work rate and work ethic because he's coming from West Ham and before that the lower leagues. It’s totally different. Andrew Robertson was arguably one of our best signings and he came from Hull City.

"I actually quite like Christian Pulisic. He is very direct. He probably didn't get as many goals as I would have liked him to get at Chelsea but I thought he gave defences problems.

"Obviously after a good World Cup, being at home with the pressure on him, he is definitely someone who could offer something different to Mohamed Salah or even Cody Gakpo right now.

"Mo left Chelsea to go to Italy and look at what he’s done for Liverpool. I think it’d be great to see someone like Pulisic come back into the Premier League in the same way because I’m guessing he would love to show that his time at Chelsea was just a little blip. He was only a young lad when he came over."