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Liverpool rumours: Arne Slot 'interested' in signing Leicester City wonderkid as potential Mohamed Salah heir

Slot's Salah heir: Reds 'interested' in signing Foxes wonderkid for future
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Liverpool will reportedly consider making a move for a Leicester City wonderkid, with the Reds keen to prepare for a future without Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool are reported to hold interest in signing teenage wonderkid Jeremy Monga from Leicester City, with the club keen to secure their future in a post-Mohamed Salah world.

The Reds moved to within one win of the Premier League title when they beat Leicester 1-0 on Sunday afternoon thanks to Trent Alexander-Arnold's late winner.

Despite the victory, the league leaders looked less than assured in the final third, with the team missing all nine of their big chances in front of goal.

Talisman Salah has enjoyed an historic Premier League season, but the lack of productivity from the club's other forwards has been concerning.

Perhaps with an eye on their future without Salah, Fichajes report that Liverpool could look to sign Leicester winger Monga, with the 15-year-old regularly impressing in the Foxes youth ranks.

Leicester City's Jeremy Monga pictured on April 7, 2025© Imago

How can Liverpool prepare for life after Salah?

Liverpool strikers Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota have scored just 11 Premier League goals between them this term, while wingers Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz have been frustratingly inconsistent in attack.

Salah has scored 27 Premier League goals and provided 18 assists, the most of any player in the top flight in both categories.

Monga was brought on as a late substitute on Sunday, but given he is 15 years old, it would be unfair to expect him to step into Salah's place and immediately replicate his impact in front of goal.

It is difficult to imagine how Liverpool would be able to replace Salah with one player, so perhaps they could look to sign a goalscorer and a creator in order to replace the Egyptian in the aggregate.

Strikers like Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike have been linked with a move to Anfield, though both could prove to be prohibitively expensive.

Salah is 32 years old and though he has signed a two-year deal, Slot will have to eventually look to either move him on or phase him out of the team as he ages.

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