It’s obvious why Liverpool are not looking for a like-for-like Mohamed Salah replacement

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For the outside world, Liverpool’s one transfer remit during the summer of 2026 was abundantly clear: find a replacement for Mohamed Salah.So far, the Reds have shown very little appetite in doing that, and though Bradley Barcola’s likely signing of £100m+ is a blockbuster addition on paper, he is naturally a left-sided winger, and will not fill Salah‘s place in the team.As a result, some Liverpool fans are beginning to worry that their club has no intention of bringing in a top player who can seamlessly slot into the Egyptian’s place in the starting XI. However, there is a reason Liverpool are so relaxed about finding Salah’s successor, and that is because they already attempted to replace his goals and assists back in 2025.

Pick Liverpool’s new front three with Bradley Barcola in it 👇 Who joins the Frenchman in Andoni Iraola's best attack? Photo Credit: Getty Images/Sarah Stier/FIFA Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak are the Salah replacementWhen Liverpool fans think about replacing Salah, they should not necessarily worry about filling in for him physically on the pitch, but rather about how the Reds can make up the 40-50 goals and assists he posts per year.Just like any good football club, though, Liverpool had clearly thought about this ahead of time, and there is no question that replacing Salah played a part in them signing Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak for more than £240m last summer.In fact, the two arrivals may ironically have fast-tracked Salah’s departure, with the iconic former No.

11 seemingly feeling that Liverpool were preempting his demise by bringing in two superstar signings.That may well have been true, with Isak signed to score the goals and Wirtz brought in to set them up.READ MORE: Andoni Iraola sounds like he wants a four-man Liverpool attack featuring Bradley Barcola and Florian WirtzAlthough neither investment has paid off in the way it had been expected to so far, with Salah now gone, Liverpool will hopefully see the best of both players.Clearly, the Reds still need to find a first-choice option on the right, but Barcola will be signed to do some of the heavy-lifting in terms of goal-scoring and goal creation as well, and in Rio Ngumoha, Victor Munoz and Federico Chiesa, Liverpool may feel they have enough options to get by without another big signing.Another reason behind Liverpool’s apparent lack of interest in signing a left-footed right winger is that it may actually benefit Isak to play with an old-school forward who likes to go on the outside.The Swede excelled at Newcastle while having Jacob Murphy put balls into him from the right. Having a right-footed winger who is keen to beat his full-back and deliver crosses would hopefully help him score more.Photo by Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesClearly, bringing in a left-footer gives Liverpool the ability to switch things up, and there is every possibility that the Reds are looking into this in what remains of the transfer window.But if they do not do it, it does not mean that they have not replaced Salah, or do not want to give themselves any tactical versatility, it will simply be that they know they already have the attacking tools to kick on in his absence.A final factor here is likely that there is simply nobody like Salah, and in trying to find a like-for-like replacement you are simply fighting a losing battle, not to mention putting enormous pressure on the player who does come in as a direct fit.There is a lack of really top left-footed wingers out there anyway, but even a Michael Olise or an Ousmane Dembele were available, Liverpool would probably stick to their guns and carry on their alternate path anyway.They have already done the business one year ahead of time.