Liverpool have been linked with a move for Crystal Palace star Michael Olise - but they should be wary of one glaring red flag
Liverpool have become the latest side to be linked with a move for Crystal Palace forward Michael Olise this summer.
Such a fee would place him fourth in Liverpool’s list of all-time most expensive signings, behind Virgil van Dijk, Darwin Nunez and Alisson Becker. As the Reds have regularly proven in recent years, if they really want a player, they are not put off by a hefty fee. He certainly set tongues wagging with his displays for Palace last year after all, returning an impressive 10 goals and six assists from just 19 Premier League appearances.
After all, while Salah would miss seven matches because of a hamstring injury of his own last year, it is the only prolonged absence in the 32-year-old’s entire seven-year Anfield career. Boasting a new flawless availability record, missing just 13 games because of injury in total for the club, while such small numbers are freakish, it sheds new light on just how difficult a player he will be to replace - and acts as a warning sign against Olise in comparison.
While it will be near-impossible to replace him like-for-like on the pitch, Liverpool will need a successor they can rely on to be available at the very least. That necessity is even stronger when you consider the frequent injury woes Nunez and Diogo Jota have been troubled by at times. The football tournament will be held from July 24 to August 10. But wth France Under-23s facing Paraguay in the first of three warm-up games on July 4, their players could end up missing the entirety of pre-season while competing in the tournament.
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