Salah was heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia over the summer, with Al-Ittihad having a record-breaking bid for the forward rejected. However, they could revisit their pursuit of Salah in the upcoming January transfer window.
With the 31-year-old’s contract due to expire in 18 months time, the Reds may decide to cash in. And if Salah does depart Antonio believes Bowen, who has scored six goals in nine games so far this season, would be an excellent signing to replace him. “He is a bagsman,” Antonio said of Bowen on the Footballer’s Football podcast. “Everything he is touching is turning to gold right now. But hey, it’s going to cost a lot of dough, man has just signed a seven-year deal.
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Olympiacos make desperate plea for fans to stop disrupting matches ahead of West Ham clash “It won’t be easy because that’s a seven-year contract man has just signed.” Bowen signed the longest contract in West Ham history earlier this month, with the England international committing his future to the club until 2030.
Bowen joined the Hammers from Championship side Hull in 2020 and has gone on to make more than 160 appearances for the club, most notably scoring the winner as West Ham beat Fiorentina 2-1 in last season’s Europa Conference League final.
Michail Antonio believes his West Ham teammate Jarrod Bowen would be the “perfect replacement” for Mohamed Salah if he leaves Liverpool.
“The money you get from Salah, you are going to have to give it to us! He’s quality, left-footed and plays on the right-hand side like Mo Salah, so he is the perfect replacement, but hey, it’s not going to be easy to get him out of here.
