Liverpool ‘under pressure’ to consider Salah with £75m man Utd target in January

Liverpool have reportedly joined Manchester United in the race for one of the Premier League’s most in-form forwards, with ‘pressure mounting’ on struggling superstar Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool Manchester United have endured a rocky start to their Premier League title defense, losing their last three matches to Chelsea and Crystal Palace.

They have won five out of five to start the campaign but have been criticized for their defensive disparity – and their reliance on late goals to get over the line.

Arne Slott’s side have looked shaky at the back all season, with Ibrahima Konate, Milos Kerkes and Jeremy Frampong among those in the firing line.

After spending Over $400 million in the summer transfer window After winning the league, Liverpool now have a target on their back, and their new players are under heavy scrutiny.

Kerkes and Frampong cost a combined €75m and are still unconvinced, while €100m+ signings Florian Wertz and Alexander Isak are needed – the former also dropped to the bench in recent weeks.

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A shining light has been the form of 69m addition, Hugo Ektyke, who has been tasked with competing with Isak for the No.9 role in the slot’s starting XI.

While most new faces are still adjusting, advice b (b ( who scored 29 goals and made 18 assists in the Premier League last season – has been nowhere near its 2024/25 level.

The 33-year-old has registered just three goals and three assists in 11 appearances in all competitions this term, and in Sunday’s home defeat to Manchester United, Frampong posed more of a threat on the right wing in five minutes off the bench than the Egyptian in 85 minutes.

Salah signed a new two-year contract in April to end speculation, but his form has since declined, and rumors have intensified over a long-term successor.

One option for Liverpool is reportedly Bournemouth winger Antoine Seminu, who has started the season in electric form. Scoring six goals in eight games After signing a new contract at the Vitality Stadium.

Semino was strongly linked with Tottenham and Manchester United in the summer but surprised many by committing his future to the Cherries.

however, i paper Liverpool are considering a bid for the Ghanaian in the winter transfer window ‘as pressure mounts on out-of-favour Mohamed Salah,’ says Liverpool.

Despite his new contract, Bournemouth know keeping Semino will be a tough task, making it even harder for Liverpool to ‘join the crop of clubs interested’ in signing him.

With Salah struggling, Liverpool could pursue ‘long-term’ target Semino to push the Egyptian into form in January.

Crucially, Salah will miss out on the Africa Cup of Nations in January, while Ghana will not be competing – adding to the intrigue surrounding a potential move.

Semino’s new contract at Bournemouth included a release clause, and while those terms are ‘not clear’, the Reds are ‘tempted’ by the proposal to trigger an option in the region of £75m.

The report adds that both Man United and Spurs are interested in Semino, who Bournemouth are ‘desperate’ to keep until the end of the season.

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