Dean Huijsen has hailed Liverpool star Mohamed Salah after encountering the forward twice this season.
Dean Huijsen has been linked with both Liverpool and Real Madrid.
Dean Huijsen has been linked with both Liverpool and Real Madrid.(Image: Getty Images)
Liverpool-linked defender Dean Huijsen has named Mohamed Salah as one of the top three forwards across the Premier League. The Egyptian, 32, scored a brace in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Bournemouth in February and is well on course to finish as the Premier League's top-scorer for a fourth time since joining the Reds in 2017.
Salah has less than three months remaining on his current deal at Liverpool and - as things stands - is set to leave Anfield as a free agent on July 1. However, Huijsen, who joined Bournemouth from Juventus last summer, believes Salah is one of the best marksmen in the Premier League - naming him alongside Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Newcastle United's Alexander Isak.
Asked by ESPN who his three most difficult opponents have been since moving to the Premier League, Huijsen said: "Well, I think Haaland you always have to watch for. He's always looking to find the place to score and you have to be aware of him.
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"You are always looking at him and trying to mark him. Then, I would say [Mohamed] Salah because he's always in the right place.
"He's always where he needs to be to score or assist. He's always in the right spot.
"And [Alexander] Isak because I think he's a very complete striker. Tall, fast and strong.
"He can dribble, shoot and pass. I think he's a very complete striker."
Huijsen has been one of the standout defenders in the Premier League this season and, earlier this week, Liverpool were named as one of several clubs who could make a move for the Spanish international in the summer. But there is likely to be a queue for his sought-after signature.
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