Former Liverpool midfielder Jan Molby. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)placeholder image
Former Liverpool midfielder Jan Molby. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Kop legend reckons two West Ham players could fit the bill for Liverpool.
Jan Molby has believes Liverpool should be interested in two West Ham United players should the London side suffer Premier League relegation.
The Hammers have four games to save their top-flight status. As things stand, they sit 17th and two points above Tottenham Hotspur.
If West Ham are demoted to the Championship, it is likely that several of their players will depart the club. Among those could be captain Jarrod Bown, who has recorded eight goals and 10 assists this season.
Meanwhile, midfielder Mateus Fernandes is another who could seek a departure. And Molby reckons that Liverpool should contemplate signing both as Bowen could replace Mo Salah while Fernandes would add another option to the engine room.
Writing on his Substack, Kop legend Molby said: “If things go against West Ham United and they drop, then Jarrod Bowen and Mateus Fernandes would interest me.
“Bowen is the obvious one. When you are losing a player like Mohamed Salah, you need to think about profile as much as numbers. Bowen is as close as you get in how he plays, direct, willing to run in behind, always a goal threat. He does not match Salah’s output, very few do, but he brings a similar shape to the attack.
“Fernandes is different. He is young, mobile and technically very good. I like midfielders who can set the rhythm and he has that about him. He reminds me of the type of Portuguese midfielders who dominate games through movement and control. For me, he is a special player. If West Ham go down or even if they do not, I do not see him staying there long.
“That is just how the game works. Relegation creates opportunities, and clubs at the top have to be ready.”
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