Liverpool told to pay whatever it takes to sign Mohamed Salah successor — 'At all costs'

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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesMohamed SalahMohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season and the Reds have been urged to bring in one of the best players in the world to replace himLiverpool legend Mohamed Salah will leave the club at the end of the season(Image: 2026 Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA)Liverpool has been urged to break the bank to sign Bayern Munich star Michael Olise after another impressive performance from the France international in the Champions League.Olise is enjoying an excellent season with Bayern, and scored his 20th goal of the campaign during Bayern's pulsating 5-4 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. As well as that great goal haul, Olise has also registered 29 assists in all competitions to establish himself as one of the best forwards in world soccer.Olise has been linked with a return to the Premier League as Mohamed Salah's replacement at Liverpool, ahead of the Egyptian departing Anfield at the end of the season.READ MORE: Alan Shearer thinks he saw sign over Mohamed Salah injury severityREAD MORE: Liverpool must show that its learnt its lesson when it makes Alisson decisionAnd former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant thinks that Liverpool should do all it can to sign the 24-year-old."Liverpool go out and get Olise right now, at all costs," Pennant wrote on X.

Any amount plus gakpo."Pennant's comments come a few weeks after Steven Gerrard also said that he would like Olise to join Liverpool.Olise had just produced a man-of-the-match performance during the quarter-final first leg away to Real Madrid.“[I would take Olise at Liverpool] all day long, but the problem is, why would he leave Bayern Munich?" Gerrard said earlier this month.Michael Olise has been exceptional since joining Bayern in 2024(Image: Getty Images)“[They’re a] big club, they’re challenging for the big honors, probably the strongest Bayern Munich team we’ve seen for a while.“He’s about to take the World Cup by storm come the summer. He looks like a really happy kid, settled.“I don’t think he’s going anywhere, but yes, I would love him at Liverpool.

And you know what, I wouldn’t mind [Luis] Diaz back as well.”Liverpool head coach Arne Slot praised Olise in a press conference last week, saying that the winger is "making a good career for himself at Bayern Munich."Former Liverpool star Diaz is also having an excellent season with Bayern following his departure from Anfield last summer, and scored arguably the pick of the goals at the Parc des Princes.The 29-year-old brilliantly controlled a pass from Harry Kane before squaring up PSG captain Marquinhos and lashing the ball into the corner of the net. The Colombian now has 26 goals and 21 assists for the campaign in all competitions.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCMohamed Salah