Replacing Mo Salah, Part One: Undervalued Wildcards

A detailed look at some of the less-heralded right-wingers out there, including Maghnes Akliouche and several others

It’s that season again: the season when Liverpool aren’t playing but, according to apparently well-informed sources we were “talking to Diomande’s people, and it’s just a matter of time”, before days later waking up to news that he “prefers” PSG – a club who are the beacon of integrity and financial sustainability, playing in a highly competitive league, challenged every week by relegation-level clubs spending £100m on players. It’s like the actual season never ended, it was so much fun.

But then weeks later, Diomande is still at Leipzig, for the time being.

Before we dive into the detail of potential replacements, let’s assess why Big Yan is attracting so much attention.

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