Steven Gerrard tells Liverpool simple transfer criteria to replace Mohamed Salah

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With Mohamed Salah leaving Liverpool this summer, Steven Gerrard has given the club his criteria for finding a replacement, with the Reds' former captain aiming bigSteven Gerrard has had his say on how Liverpool should replace Mohamed Salah(Image: Getty Images)Steven Gerrard has called for Liverpool to sign a “box office” winger to replace Mohamed Salah, and told his former club to go after one of the “top three” options in the world.Salah has confirmed he will be calling time on his nine-year spell at Liverpool this summer, having made the shock announcement on Tuesday in a video message to supporters.Liverpool has agreed to waive the final year of the contract that he signed last year, meaning he will exit Anfield on a free transfer, with plenty of options likely to be open to him as he plans out his next steps.READ MORE: Jamie Carragher not interested in being part of Anfield sendoff for Mohamed SalahREAD MORE: 3 clubs Mohamed Salah can sign for after confirming Liverpool exitAs for the club he’s leaving, the Reds will have a big task on their hands to replace the Egyptian, who has been their main source of goals since his arrival in 2017.A few names have already been linked with a move to Merseyside this summer, with a new winger likely to be top of the shopping list now for Liverpool, and former captain Gerrard has given his old club his criteria for finding a replacement for Salah.In a discussion with Owen Hargreaves for TNT Sports, the former Manchester United and Bayern Munich midfielder threw out one name for Liverpool to consider.“If you’re Liverpool, you’ve got to go ready, tried and tested. For me, that would be [Michael] Olise, somebody of that caliber,” Hargreaves said.Michael Olise has been suggested as a possible replacement for Mohamed Salah at Liverpool(Image: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)Gerrard though threw that suggestion into doubt, responding: “Would they get him though?

But the thing is, if you don’t ask, you don’t get, and I wouldn’t want to see him leave Bayern because that front three is amazing.“But if you’re talking Olise on that right-hand side for Liverpool, that’s box office.”Gerrard agreed, adding: “You have to buy someone who is box office, or you’re not replacing him.“They have to be top end, top three or four wingers in the world to replace Mo Salah. That’s what Mo’s been.”Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.Salah’s potential replacement will no doubt dominate the transfer rumors as the summer window approaches, with Olise one of the early names linked along with the likes of RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande and Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola.For now, Liverpool and Salah’s focus will be on the remaining couple of months of the season, with plenty of work still left to do for the Reds.Champions League qualification still hangs in the balance for next season after another poor result at the weekend, having been beaten by Brighton. Meanwhile, the Reds are still in the hunt for a seventh European crown as they face PSG next month, while they also have a meeting with Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals straight after the international break.