Liverpool: Mohamed Salah defends former teammates Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz after Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz comparison
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has defended his former teammates after a fan social media page claimed the Reds have produced the “biggest upgrade in football history” on two attacking stars.
The X account implied that Liverpool had seriously upgraded on the attacking options of Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez by bringing in Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak for a combined £241m.
But Salah called for more respect for Diaz and Nunez, who delivered a Premier League title for Arne Slot’s side.
He quoted the post and said: “How about we celebrate the great signings without disrespecting the PL champions?”
Isak arrived at Liverpool late on Deadline Day after a transfer saga that had rumbled on throughout the summer. He cost the Reds £125m – a British transfer record.
He is currently with the Sweden squad ahead of their World Cup qualifiers. If he plays, it will be his first minutes of the season after he refused to feature for Newcastle in a bid to engineer an exit.
Wirtz joined before the start of the season for £116m and has started in each Premier League game so far. He was taken off late on with a knock against Arsenal.
Diaz left Liverpool for Bayern Munich earlier in the window for £65m, with Wirtz seen as his replacement. Darwin Nunez moved to Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal, and Isak will now wear his vacated No 9 shirt.
Between them, Diaz and Nunez made almost 300 appearances for Liverpool.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher replied to Salah’s quote on X with a red heart emoji, suggesting he agrees with the forward’s sentiments.
SOURCE: SKY SPORTS
