“You know what…” – Gerrard names surprise potential Salah replacement for Liverpool
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has spoken out on two potential replacements for Mohamed Salah at Anfield this summer.
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The Reds are set to bid farewell to Salah, with Michael Olise understood to be one of their main candidates to replace him, though a deal perhaps looks a bit unrealistic.
Gerrard is a big fan of Olise, but he also admitted he’d be happy to see Liverpool re-sign Luis Diaz from Bayern Munich.
The Colombia international has looked outstanding since leaving Liverpool to join Bayern last summer, and it’s a bit puzzling that the Merseyside giants let him go.
Steven Gerrard missing Luis Diaz at Liverpool
One imagines many Liverpool fans are starting to wonder why their club let Diaz leave, and Gerrard says he’s missing the 29-year-old, who has an impressive 23 goals and 14 assists in all competitions for Bayern this season.
Discussing the Olise to Liverpool links, as quoted by the Metro, Gerrard said: “The problem is, why would he (Olise) leave Bayern? A big club, challenging for the big honours, and they are probably the strongest Bayern Munich team we have seen for a while.
“He is about to take the World Cup by storm come the summer. He looks like a really happy kid, settled, to me, I don’t think he’s going anywhere.
“But, yes, would I love him at Liverpool. And you know what, I wouldn’t mind Diaz back as well. I’m missing him, I’m missing him.”
Luis Diaz vs Liverpool’s other attacking players
Diaz was a key performer for LFC and it seems clear now that he could have been their ideal replacement for Salah.
Just see below for how his numbers compare to Arne Slot’s current crop of attacking players…
| 2025/26 stats all comps | Games | Goals | Assists |
| Luis Diaz | 40 | 23 | 14 |
| Mohamed Salah | 35 | 10 | 8 |
| Hugo Ekitike | 43 | 17 | 5 |
| Cody Gakpo | 42 | 8 | 4 |
Liverpool probably won’t stand much of a chance of bringing Diaz back now as Bayern will surely do their best to keep him, but it’s another major transfer error to go alongside the huge amounts spent on flops like Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz.
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