How will Liverpool replace Salah?

Ayo Akinwolere· Host0:00

[gentle music] The Athletic FC. Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Ayomikun Akinmolare. [upbeat music] As the curtain comes down on Mo Salah's time at Anfield, how prepared are Liverpool for his departure? And will it be another big summer of spending? Joining us for this one, we've got James Pearce. We've also got Josh Williams, author of Data Game: The Story of Liverpool's Analytics Revolution.

Speaker 1· Soundbite0:29

That's where Salah might have done the damage to himself. You can see him hold his hamstring soon as he went down. [crowd cheering] [pa speaker echoing] Well, you never know how many more times Mo Salah will be turning out at Anfield.

Ayo Akinwolere· Host0:41

All right. Salah went off injured in the win over Crystal Palace over the weekend. It looked as if it was almost a goodbye to the fans. Could this be the last we see of Salah, James?

James Pearce· Guest0:52

It could be. We're waiting for clarity. Certainly, the, the initial reports coming out of Egypt was that it, it could be three or four weeks. And i- if that is the, the kind of scenario, then that really does leave it touch and go for that, that last game of the season at home to Brentford on, on May 24th. Um, Liverpool haven't confirmed that. They, they said that they're, they're still assessing it, but, um, I know he was, he was down in the dressing room after, after Saturday's game against Crystal Palace. And I think if we've learned anything from Mo Salah's nine extraordinary years at Anfield, it takes an awful lot to force him off. So, um, yeah, certainly