With Mohamed Salah's contract continuing to tick down, Liverpool are reportedly lining up a summer swoop to sign a potential replacement who knows exactly how to win a league title.
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The Egyptian King was once again at the centre of the positives at Anfield against Southampton as Liverpool survived a first-half scare to eventually win 3-1, courtesy of Salah's two penalties. Now the Reds' third all-time top goalscorer, it becomes more and more surprising by the day that their history-maker is on course to leave as a free agent this summer.
If his goals weren't impressive enough, Salah has had something for everyone this season and is closing in on Thierry Henry's Premier League assists record with 17 to his name - four more are required to beat the Arsenal legend's long-standing total.
With nine games to do it, the Liverpool star looks destined to create history once again.
However, as Anfield witnesses greatness, that new contract is yet to come, and those on Merseyside have seemingly been forced to think about potential summer replacements, as if truly replacing Salah is even possible.
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According to reports in Spain, Liverpool are now lining up a summer swoop to sign Kingsley Coman from Bayern Munich, who value their winger at around €40m (£34m) which is ironically not too dissimilar from the price the Reds paid for Salah in 2017.
Unlike Salah, however, Coman would not be arriving at the peak of his powers. At 28 years old, the Frenchman has struggled for game time ahead of the likes of Michael Olise at Bayern Munich, and if Liverpool want to replace arguably the best player in the world, they need a consistent star.
"Incredible" Coman could receive impossible task
There was once a time when Coman was asked to step out of Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben's shadow to become Bayern's star player, before doing exactly that.
Now, the Frenchman looks to have been returned to the shadows amid the arrival of Olise, who has stolen the spotlight in style since joining from Crystal Palace.
Having won eight Bundesliga titles and a Champions League during his time in Germany, it could easily be said that Coman has completed life at the Bavarians, making this summer an ideal time to move on.
Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman celebrates
If that is to be the case, he could receive an even tougher task than the one he was handed all those years ago in Germany. Instead of Robben and Ribery, it could be Salah who he is asked to replace as Liverpool desperately look to ease any potential blow caused by the Egyptian's expiring contract.
Previously dubbed "incredible" by former manager Hansi Flick, it remains to be seen whether a summer departure would see the Frenchman get back to his best form or whether he's simply past the peak of his powers.