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Mo Salah successor at Liverpool shows ‘X-factor’ as Hugo Ekitike becomes ‘new darling’ for France

One of the players that Liverpool have identified as Mohamed Salah’s long-term successor starred on international duty, with the French media also raving about Hugo Ekitike.

Despite Mohamed Salah signing a new contract with Liverpool in April 2025, the defending Premier League champions are on the hunt for a long-term successor to the ‘Egyptian King’. The 33-year-old’s form this season has been underwhelming, too, with Salah finding the back of the net just five times in 16 appearances.

Among the players that Liverpool are looking at to replace Mo Salah with eventually is Michael Olise, the former Crystal Palace winger who has been a star for Bayern Munich since his move to the German club in the summer of 2024.

Olise has scored 27 goals and given 30 assists in 72 appearances for Bayern so far in his career and won the Bundesliga with the Bavarian giants last season.

The Daily Mail journalist Lewis Steele reported on September 4 about Liverpool’s interest in signing Olise as a long-term successor to Mo Salah.

Journalist Alan Nixon and Bild reporter Christian Falk subsequently backed that claim, noting that while Bayern Munich do not want to sell Olise, they will not entertain talks for anything less than €100m (£87.2m, $117m).

Olise demonstrated on Thursday evening why Liverpool want him, with the France international winger starring for his national team against Ukraine in a 4-0 win at Parc des Princes in Paris.

The 23-year-old scored in the 76th minute, as France secured a place at the 2026 World Cup finals next summer.

Kylian Mbappe will steal the headlines for his two goals – including a Panenka penalty – and an assist, but Olise’s passing and ability to find his team-mates were key contributors to the win.

According to WhoScored, the winger took three shots, played five key passes, had a pass accuracy of 93.8%, and took 93 touches of the ball.

Olise made one tackle, two interceptions, and put in six crosses, too.

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