Bowen unlikely to break into Liverpool squad if he quits West Ham – pundit
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Frank McAvennie fails to see how Jarrod Bowen would get in the Liverpool side if he left West Ham for Anfield this month.
On Tuesday [18 January], The Athletic reported that Liverpool are continuing to monitor Bowen’s progress at the London Stadium.
Jurgen Klopp has already admitted he’s a fan of the 25-year-old forward, who’s represented by the same agency – PLG – as Liverpool full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson.
While McAvennie sees the appeal of Bowen to Liverpool, he cannot see the ex-Hull winger quitting the London Stadium to join Klopp’s side due to the wealth of options he already has in his attack.
Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are currently on AFCON duty with Senegal and Egypt respectively but once they’re back, there’s unlikely to be a starting spot for Bowen at Anfield.
Speaking to West Ham Zone, McAvennie said: “You can understand why Liverpool want him but then Bowen could say, ‘when am I going to play?’.
“When those two come back – Salah and Mane – and then you’ve got [Diogo] Jota and [Curtis] Jones, there are decent players.
“I don’t know if he would be ready to walk into the Liverpool team.
“He possibly would now while a couple are away. But he seems to be enjoying it anyway at West Ham.”
Bowen has scored nine goals and supplied 10 assists in 31 appearances across all competitions for the Irons this season.
In other West Ham news, Kaveh Solhekol dropped a major Hammers transfer update on Sky Sports News on Wednesday.
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