Liverpool's cheap Mo Salah replacement had Kylian Mbappe purring and is 'like Lionel Messi'
Liverpool's cheap Mo Salah replacement had Kylian Mbappe purring and is 'like Lionel Messi'
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Potential Liverpool target Rayan Cherki has been compared to Lionel Messi and lauded by Kylian Mbappe as Mohamed Salah's contract situation remains unresolved. With Salah yet to renew his deal, the possibility that this could be his final year on Merseyside is a reality that is beginning to set in. While time remains between between now and the summer for a resolution to be found, there are a range of options Arne Slot could turn to if he's forced to to find a replacement for the Egyptian star.
One of those names that has reportedly garnered Liverpool's interest in the past is Cherki - a prodigious attacking talent who has earned his stripes at Lyon and with France’s 2024 Olympic squad. Cherki made his Ligue 1 debut at only 16 - when he played his way into the limelight - and Lyon’s youngest-ever goalscorer hasn’t looked back. However, with a reported gentleman’s agreement now in place for the forward to depart, this could be the time for Liverpool to strike and secure the 21-year-old’s services.
The Frenchman has long been on the radar of top European clubs, and rumours swirled near the end of 2024 that Liverpool, in particular, had enquired about his availability. Among the player’s admirers is fellow countryman Mbappe, who, when Cherki was aged just 16, posted a telling comment to social media in 2020, saying: “Don’t speak too much about age.”.
