Better than Isak: Liverpool join race for “one of the best RWs in the world”

This football season was supposed to be the season where Liverpool would rise again, the season where the Premier League champions would defend their crown and show the world that Anfield was still a fortress, still a place where dreams live and opponents fear. But instead, it has become the season that no Liverpool fan ever wants to remember. A season that has brought pain, shock, confusion, anger and heartbreak. A season that has dragged Liverpool from the sky to the deepest ground, a season that has turned Anfield from a place of victory into a battlefield of misery. The results alone speak like a scream in the night. Nine losses in the last twelve matches across all competitions. Two defeats at Anfield within five days. For a club that won the title and broke the summer spending record, this should never happen. People are asking question after question and they are not finding answers. This is not just a bad moment, this is a disaster, a calamity, a nightmare that refuses to end.

Some said that maybe there were reasons behind the collapse, maybe injuries, maybe transitions, maybe tactics still in progress under Arne Slot. But excuses have run out because Liverpool fans are watching a team that is not playing with fire, not playing with hunger, not playing with the blood and sweat that made Anfield a kingdom. They look lost, tired, confused and broken. And the spotlight has now turned to the most expensive signing in British history, Alexander Isak, the striker who arrived from Newcastle United for £125 million on deadline day. A signing that shook the world, a signing that was supposed to lift Liverpool to new heights and become the weapon that destroys every defence. But instead, Isak has managed only one goal and it came in the Carabao Cup against Southampton. No goal in the Premier League. No role in changing Liverpool’s condition. It looks like the world-class striker who dominated at Newcastle has disappeared inside this broken Liverpool system.

Some people said Isak is the problem. Others said the team is the problem and Isak is only a victim. And the truth is somewhere in between. A striker needs service and Isak is receiving little to nothing. A striker needs confidence and confidence is running away from everybody in this squad. He is not fully integrated into the style of play, but how will he integrate if the whole team is drowning like a sinking ship? Liverpool need to wake up and they need solutions, and that is why Richard Hughes, the sporting director, has turned to the transfer market again. He wants a new winger, a new right-sided forward, a successor to Mohamed Salah.

This is the part that hurts fans the most. Mohamed Salah is a legend, a king of Anfield, the man who carried Liverpool to glory. But this season he has struggled. No one can deny it. He is 33, he has lost a close teammate in Diogo Jota, he is adjusting to a new role and Liverpool have changed their style and their system. Even with all that, he is not producing the magic that everyone knows he has inside him. Liverpool are not waiting for miracles anymore. They are preparing for the future and preparing for the next chapter. And that is why reports now say Liverpool are planning a winter bid for Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo who has a £65m release clause. He is good, strong, fast and flexible, but Liverpool’s problem is not to sign a “good” winger. They need a world-class winger, an elite right winger, someone who can revive Isak and replace a legend like Salah.

Then a new name appeared. A powerful name. A name that suddenly changed the energy around Liverpool. Bayern Munich star Michael Olise. Suddenly Liverpool fans started dreaming again, because the Spanish sources reported that Liverpool are ready to fight for Olise in the summer and give him the keys of the right wing at Anfield. Olise, who left Crystal Palace for Bayern in 2024, has become one of the most exciting attacking players in the world. Bayern know what they have, and that is why they will demand €140m, about £122m. Not cheap at all. Arsenal want him. Manchester United want him. Every big club sees what he can do. But Liverpool want him because they know he fits perfectly into their futur

Even though Bayern lost 3-1 to Arsenal at the Emirates this week, Olise was still the best player in red. He completed dribbles, he won duels, he showed confidence and power. He played like a star. That is why Didier Deschamps calls him to the France national team. Olise is not afraid of the big stage, he does not hide when pressure comes, he does not run away when defenders attack. That is exactly what Liverpool need.

Why do people believe Olise is the answer? Because his numbers speak louder than words. He is in the top 1% of attacking midfielders and wingers in Europe for assists and shot-creating actions. Top 4% for progressive passes. Top 7% for successful take-ons per 90 minutes. He creates, he dribbles, he passes, he provokes mistakes, he builds attacks. That is the perfect partner for a striker like Isak. People say Harry Kane and Isak are very different strikers, and that is true, but Isak’s movement, his speed, his timing, his runs behind the defence will open huge spaces for Olise to operate. Olise will play the ball, Isak will finish it. Isak will hold the defenders, Olise will destroy them. It is the combination Liverpool are missing.

Some fans say Salah is not finished and he will rise again. That might be true, and nobody with love for football ever wants to doubt Salah. But his contract ends next season. Liverpool need someone who can take the right wing and keep it safe for years. And if Salah returns to his best, imagine Olise on the right and Salah drifting inside like a second striker. Imagine Isak connecting with both. The dream becomes real again.

But the competition is heavy. Bayern will not allow him to leave easily. Arsenal want him. Manchester United want him. Liverpool must fight. But Liverpool are good fighters when they really want something. And Liverpool must want this because their attacking future depends on it. People say Isak was expensive and now removing Salah is dangerous, but football is not about feelings anymore, it is about results. It is about future. It is about who will take Liverpool back to the top where they belong.

Some fans are still worried about Isak because his Premier League numbers this season look ugly. Zero goals and one assist in five games. Last season at Newcastle he got 23 goals and six assists. The season before 21 goals. So what happened? Did he lose his ability? No. The answer is simple. Football is about system and chemistry. At Newcastle he had support, rhythm and structure. At Liverpool he has chaos, confusion and fear. To revive Isak, Liverpool need creativity around him. Without creativity, even the best striker becomes invisible.

Olise has 62 goal contributions in 74 games for Bayern. That is a monster output. At Crystal Palace he was shining too, and Jamie Carragher even said that Eberechi Eze and Olise were too big for Crystal Palace, that they would fly high at Champions League clubs. He was not lying. Olise has everything. Flair. Aggression. Confidence. Decision-making. Power. Intelligence. He knows how to hurt defenders. He loves the spotlight. He loves pressure.

And if he joins Liverpool, he might even become the star of the team, bigger than anyone else, bigger than Isak, bigger than Wirtz, bigger than Ekitike. People say that is a bold statement but it is true. The team needs someone fearless. The team needs someone unstoppable. The team needs someone that defenders hate to face. Olise is that player.

Liverpool signed Isak. They signed Ekitike. They signed Wirtz. They spent money. But still the team is sinking. That means the squad is not balanced. That means there is still a missing piece. And maybe, just maybe, Michael Olise is the missing piece that changes everything.

If Liverpool bring Olise, they will get goals, assists, dribbles, danger and electricity. They will get a player who can bring the best out of Isak and return fear into the hearts of rivals. They will get a player who can lift the whole squad with confidence. They will get a player who can turn the atmosphere at Anfield from frustration back to fire.

Liverpool are not dead. They are wounded. Hurt. Confused. But football works like life. Sometimes one person enters at the right time and everything becomes different. That person might be Michael Olise.

For now, all Liverpool fans can do is watch, hope, argue, pray and fight with emotions. The season has been painful, but the next chapter might be the one that brings joy again. If Liverpool truly want to come back, the message is clear. Go and get the player who can change everything. Go and get the winger who can match Salah’s legacy. Go and get the superstar who can unlock Alexander Isak. Go and get Michael Olise