Mohammed Kudus is known to not be contemplating leaving West Ham United this summer time.
But, in the identical breath, sources near CaughtOffside have now claimed that the Ghanaian is happy with the discharge clause set for his companies.
A touch, maybe, that he could be open to the prospect of a swap if not outright pushing for one.
“Liverpool are one other outfit that has been persistently linked with Kudus. Ongoing curiosity in Luis Diaz from PSG and Barcelona, to not point out the uncertainty round Mo Salah’s future amid probing from the Center East, has prompted the Reds to seek for different choices,” as was famous on Empire of the Kop’s sister website.
“Though Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli, Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis are monitoring the vast man’s state of affairs, no official talks have taken place on the time of writing.
“Sources have confirmed that any affords made will likely be beneath the €100m mark as Kudus believes his present launch clause is a good value to pay for his companies.
“Nonetheless, it ought to be famous that the previous Ajax star just isn’t presently contemplating leaving the Hammers within the present window.”
The previous Ajax star registered a formidable tally of 25 purpose contributions in 48 video games (throughout all competitions) in 2023/24.
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The Merseysiders, for his or her half, are understood to be eager on the prospect of including a right-sided winger to their ranks this summer time.
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Would Kudus be the appropriate match for Liverpool?
At 23 years of age with a 12 months of Premier League soccer beneath his belt, you’d must think about Kudus will likely be ticking just a few containers in recruitment conferences.
Maybe one concern, when evaluating the West Ham man to the likes of Yankuba Minteh (19), is how ready the Ghana worldwide could be to play second-fiddle to Mo Salah.
One level value making to get round this hurdle, after all, is the participant’s appreciable versatility.
Kudus can play on both flank, if want be, and has expertise as an attacking midfielder and centre-forward.
With Arne Slot doubtlessly set to preside over a record-breaking variety of video games in his first season at Liverpool – it may well by no means damage to have additional versatile choices to name upon.
Elsewhere: Mo Salah might keep away from Olympics responsibility
In a burst of probably constructive information for our new head coach, it has been reported by Paul Gorst on the Echo that the Egyptian FA are ‘more and more resigned’ to Mo Salah not enjoying a component within the upcoming Olympic Video games.
The potential profit is twofold: the previous Roma man will take pleasure in an uninterrupted break from aggressive soccer and play a major half in Slot’s pre-season preparations.
Music to the 45-year-old’s ears, we dare say!
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