Michael Owen has encouraged Liverpool to sign West Ham standout Jarrod Bowen as an \u201cabsolute perfect\u201d Mohamed Salah replacement.<\/p>\n
Beloved former Liverpool <\/a>manager Jurgen Klopp was a known admirer of Bowen, who has been sporadically linked with a move to Anfield over the past few years.<\/p>\n And now that West Ham have suffered relegation from the Premier League, Bowen <\/a>could secure a move to Liverpool or another Big Six club this summer.<\/p>\n Despite West Ham\u2019s struggles, Bowen has been superb this season, having finished the campaign with nine goals and eleven assists.<\/p>\n Bowen certainly deserves to continue playing in the Premier League, and Owen has explained why he thinks the England international is capable of being the \u201cabsolute perfect\u201d replacement for Salah.<\/p>\n \u201cUnder normal circumstances, no. But he is such a West Ham lad, he\u2019s the captain, he\u2019s adored by the club, his family are all from the area,\u201d Owen said on Premier League Productions.<\/p>\n READ: Alonso \u2018furious\u2019 at Liverpool as Reds are urged to sack Slot after \u2018absolute garbage\u2019\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIf there\u2019s any big player that is going to be relegated and stick with it then you can see it.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, Jarrod Bowen is incredible, you\u2019ve got a short career, I mean he has to be playing in the Premier League.<\/p>\n \u201cIf something really, really interesting [is offered], I\u2019ve said for a long time, I don\u2019t make any apologies, Mo Salah has gone now from Liverpool, I think Bowen is the absolute perfect replacement for Mo Salah at Liverpool.<\/p>\n \u201cIf an opportunity came along for him like that, to play for Liverpool, then even the most ardent West Ham fan couldn\u2019t begrudge that. Instead of playing in the Championship, go to one of the best teams in the world and fill Mo Salah\u2019s boots, it\u2019s really exciting for him.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, if an opportunity doesn\u2019t come from one of the big boys like that, then maybe he\u2019ll fight his way back into the Premier League with West Ham.\u201d<\/p>\n