Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp may already have a successor to Roberto Firmino waiting in the wings of his squad in the form of a certain Takumi Minamino.
That's the verdict of the man who managed the Japanese attacker at his former club Red Bull Salzburg, Jesse Marsch. Minamino joined Liverpool from Red Bull Salzburg in January in a £7.25m deal, making six total appearances for the Reds before football was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Marsch helped develop the 25-year-old in Austria, watching the versatile Japan international score nine goals for his side this season before departing for England.
Firmino has proved crucial in Liverpool's recent success by pressing the opposition into mistakes while also linking the midfield and