24 Feb 2026 17:55:40
Forgive me if this has already been asked ed001 but who would you like to see as the long term Salah replacement? I think we will see countless names mentioned over the next few months.
Despite the odd troll there are many of us who value your opinion ?
I'd take a bargain Kudus in the unlikely event that Tottenham go down, Olise for me at least ticks all the boxes. Maybe someone else a bit more under the radar shifting the focus to Isak for the main goal threat?
{Ed001's Note - I like Estevao, but he is unlikely to be worth buying from Chelsea. Maybe Yan Diomande might be the best choice, he can play both wings.}
24 Feb 2026 19:09:32
More chance winning Spot The Ball then getting Estevao out of Chelsea I think Ed1. If we are sticking with wingers I'd like olise but he'd have to learn to work harder. If wingbacks maybe The new Jimenez at Bournemouth looks a hand full??
24 Feb 2026 20:29:43
Estevao's class. I was only saying to a workmate today that if I had my pick of wingers, I'd love to get him. Maybe Chelsea may need to sell players if they miss out on the Champions League. ?
25 Feb 2026 09:19:07
The club really wanted Estevao, but Chelsea did what Chelsea do. It seems unlikely he will play for another PL team unless he flops. I wouldn't see it as trying to replace Salah. We brought in Wirtz, Isak, and Ekitike to produce the goals and assists. We now need the speed, running power, pressing, and the ability to beat a man in the wide areas. Diomande seems the most likely, as he can play either side.
Fofana has struggled with injury this year, but can also play both sides. Minteh is an interesting, and perhaps unfashionable, option. Only for the right wing, though. Bazoumana Toure is getting rave reviews at Hoffenheim, but he is more of a left winger. Olise is a good player, but I'm not sure he is the profile we need alongside the already silky Wirtz, Isak, and Ekitike.
25 Feb 2026 09:59:16
I agree, Pelican. You can't replace Salah, the player, the legend, the super star. Why? Because there is only one. What we have to do is replace him and try our best to replace with something close to his output "by committee", as they say in the NFL. As in, with good production from the likes of Isak, Ekitike, and Wirtz, who are already here, while getting another wide player who can contribute his own quota in G/A (whoever that may be), and, at the same time, tighten up our defence, making us hard to score on and hard to beat.
imo, it should be a holistic approach.
25 Feb 2026 11:22:02
Every player is replaceable, OliRed. Yes, Salah has been outstanding, but we have had outstanding players before and replaced them. I have been lucky enough to see, from Sir Roger Hunt, St John, Toshack, Keagan, Kennedy (R)Dalglish, Rush, Johnson (D), Gerrard, Suarez, Torrez, Alonso and many more.
They were superstars, but we replaced them. Footballers come and they go; they drift into the history of the club, and along come new footballers to start their own history with the club. It is what we have built upon year after year and made us the club we are today. YNWA.
25 Feb 2026 11:32:05
We've had 10 years of playing a false 9 with the wide forwards coming out to in, but all that changed the moment we spent big on 2 strikers who both want to score goals. The wingers will now primarily be assisting the strikers, not the main goal threat, so a different profile than Salah is needed. I had hoped Salah could adapt and become more of a natural winger, but it's apparent that he can't swallow his ego and accept he's not the main man anymore, so he has to be moved on before he causes more issues.
I love the guy, but I can't help feeling let down by him this season. He could've really helped the new players and become a mentor to help the transition, but instead he made it all about him. He's been amazing, and I hate criticising him, but his attitude this season has stunk the place out. Time to move on and look to the future.
25 Feb 2026 11:58:57
How do you know Salah hasn't helped the new players and become a mentor? You talk about posters knowing nothing about the workings of a football club, yet here you are, a day or so later, talking about stuff you know Jack s*** about.
As for not wanting to criticise a club legend, well, you are not doing a very good job, as it's far from your first time.
25 Feb 2026 13:24:32
Albey, you are making a point I am not making. You are too focused on trying to drive home the point that Salah can be replaced like other stars and icons of our club were. That is not my point. Those stars we replaced were just like Salah, not stars when they came to us, at least for the most part. We created them as stars and legends. That is not guaranteed.
Hence, in the short term, we should pace ourselves and try to replace Salah's output with a wholistic approach, and if a star or two rises, then so be it. Looking for another Salah right off the bat, or trying to prove that Salah can be replaced by player X, is a recipe for disaster, in my view, and the wrong way to go. Hope this helps.