Liverpool: Selling Salah is ‘worth thinking about’ says pundit
Liverpool were already scouting the market for another attacker as the 2016/17 season drew to a close. Jurgen Klopp wanted some additional firepower, particularly given the struggles of his forwards during the absence of Sadio Mane.
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Michael Edwards even pleaded with the Liverpool boss to pursue a deal for the former Chelsea man.
The rest, as they say, is history, with Liverpool's frontline earning the nickname the Fab Four.
It was to be short-lived though, as Coutinho moved on to Barcelona in January 2018.
By this point, Salah was already well on his way to making history in his debut season on Merseyside.
Julian Brandt was on Liverpool's radar before Mohamed Salah (Image: GETTY)
He would become the first player in Premier League history to score 32 goals in a 38 game season.
Liverpool's current front three could soon become a quarter once again.
The club seem keen on signing RB Leipzig frontman Timo Werner this summer.
Liverpool legend Phil Thompson thinks he will provide competition for the likes of Salah and Mane, as opposed to replacing them.
"I think he'll give a realistic challenge to the front three. Mo Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino - they look as though they're set," Thompson told Sky Sports.
"We do have Divock Origi but I think everybody realises that he's more of an impact player, for sort of the last 15, 20 minutes - but that's not really good enough.
"We do need somebody a little bit better. Some people will say 'Will Werner get in and will he want to come to Liverpool?'. I think he would and I think he does.
"You look at Manchester City, they've got two top-class players in every position. That is what Liverpool need and I think Werner would help to give us that.
"With the lure of Jurgen Klopp, I think that would tick the box for him, and I think he would be a fantastic signing. Something that we do actually need."