dailyloe.com – Former Liverpool player Vladimir Smicer has identified Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise as the ideal candidate to replace Mohamed Salah at Anfield this summer. Smicer made this assessment following Salah’s confirmation that the current season will be his last with the club. The 2005 Champions League winner believes Salah departs as one of Liverpool’s greatest ever players after a nine-year spell. Salah leaves as the club’s third-highest goalscorer in history with 256 goals.
Salah confirmed his departure in a social media video last month. He reached an agreement for the final year of his contract to be waived. During his Liverpool career, Salah won two Premier League titles and the Champions League. He also won the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, and featured in squads that won two League Cups and the 2022 FA Cup.
Vladimir Smicer believes the club needs a new winger following Salah’s exit. “We’ve seen Liverpool struggling on the flanks, with the wingers,” Smicer told BetVictor. “We lost Luis Diaz, and Mo Salah is not at his usual standard this season. We need a good winger, especially now we know that Mo Salah is leaving.”
Smicer made 184 appearances for Liverpool between 1999 and 2005. He scored in the famous 2005 Champions League final victory over AC Milan. He now sees Michael Olise as the perfect fit to usher in a new era for the team. The article notes that a transfer for Olise might not be easy to complete.
