Liverpool could end up signing someone who’s even better than Antoine Semenyo

Liverpool spent big in the summer transfer window with most people believing that they had the best team in the world.

Players such as Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz were welcomed through the Anfield doors with both of them expected to instantly hit the ground running.

Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case and now that Isak is out injured and Mohamed Salah's future is still up in the air, rumours about what's next for Liverpool's attack have been rife.

Several players such as Antoine Semenyo have been linked with a potential Anfield switch but with clubs such as Manchester City and Chelsea now involved in the race, the likelihood of the Ghanaian making the move to Liverpool is becoming slimmer.

Even though clubs will be able to activate his £65 million release clause for the first 10 days of the window, it's still unclear where his future could lie.

And, if the Reds are willing to fork out that amount of money for the attacker, then who's to say that they won't target someone else who has less eyes on them?

Liverpool should throw everything they can into signing Rodrygo from Real Madrid

After Luis Diaz's Liverpool exit was confirmed in the summer, rumours of Rodrygo making the move to Liverpool were constantly shared.

Most fans, pundits and journalists thought that the Reds would sign a winger to replace the Colombian but in the end, they ended up sticking with Hugo Ekitike and Isak.

Indeed, Wirtz and Ekitike can be used on the left if needed but, in reality, Liverpool would have been far better off if they signed a specialist winger to plug the gap.

And, with Rodrygo's lack of playing time in the Club World Cup a major talking point in the summer, links with Liverpool were laid bare.

Talk of a potential moved died down towards the end of the window but, now that Isak is out injured and the Anfield outfit are in dire need of reinforcement, there's no better player for Slot and Richard Hughes to target than the Brazilian.

Rodrygo would be a better signing for Liverpool than Antoine Semenyo would be

Semenyo may have plenty of Premier League experience under his belt but that doesn't mean he's the best choice for Liverpool.

He may also help the Reds with their homegrown quota but, when looking at the way both Rodrygo and Semenyo play, it's clear that the Brazilian would be a much better fit.

Not only would his versatility allow him to play across the front three for Slot's men but it would also allow him to become the best version of himself.

At the moment, the attacker isn't in Xabi Alonso's plans at Real Madrid with Arda Guler taking up most of the time on the right-wing.

Granted, if Salah continues to be a Liverpool player upon his return from AFCON there would be some competition in Liverpool's squad but with the poor form Cody Gakpo has shown this term, he'd easily be able to become the Reds' starting left-winger.

There's still plenty of questions that need to be answered but on the face of things, with the lack of competition for Rodrygo, it feels like a no brainer for Liverpool to try and sign him, especially since he'd cost the same as Semenyo.

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