{"id":579007,"date":"2025-11-18T20:44:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/579007\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T20:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:44:25","slug":"charlie-austin-urges-liverpool-to-sign-cheap-premier-league-star-who-caused-them-problems-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/579007\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Austin urges Liverpool to sign \u2018cheap\u2019 Premier League star who caused them problems this season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Liverpool are usually pretty good at getting themselves a bargain.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Reds may have spent big over the summer but there are still many areas of the team that need improving.<\/p>\n<p>However, what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> cannot keep doing is throwing big money at players and hoping something sticks, as so far, that has not worked.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mail.png\" alt=\"mail icon\"\/>Join our newsletter for news &amp; smart analysis. <\/p>\n<p>So finding themselves a bit of a bargain like they used to do on so many occasions might be best, with there being one player available for cheap in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Austin thinks so too, with the former striker believing it is a bit of a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2245987598-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Antoine Semenyo of Bournemouth reacts after missing a penalty during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Bournemouth at Villa Park.\" class=\"wp-image-271124\" \/>Photo by Dan Istitene\/Getty ImagesCharlie Austin urges Liverpool to sign Antoine Semenyo<\/p>\n<p>When Liverpool were linked with players over the summer, they almost always got who they wanted, meaning transfer links might get fans excited still.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/tag\/antoine-semenyo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antoine Semenyo<\/a> is the latest player to be tipped with a move, with the winger having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/11\/18\/how-bournemouth-feel-about-losing-antoine-semenyo-amid-links-to-liverpool-in-january\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a365m release clause<\/a> which can be activated in January.<\/p>\n<p>This is still a fair amount, but given the quality the Ghanaian possesses, it is actually rather cheap; with Austin believing he is worth way more than that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It sounds mad saying it, but going on the market and how everything is, absolutely it is \u2013 it is cheap, Austin said on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sky Sports News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can go back to the goal that he scored that opening Premier League night against Liverpool and the performance he put in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe gave [Milos] Kerkez a real big problem, scored the goal \u2013 it was a fantastic, fantastic performance by him that night, and then he\u2019s continued that form all the way through the start of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/11\/18\/tim-sherwood-claims-wonderful-liverpool-target-is-just-like-eberechi-eze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Sherwood claims \u2018wonderful\u2019 Liverpool target is just like Eberechi Eze<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>       Do you want Ibrahima Konate to sign a new contract and stay at Liverpool?  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2246087525-2-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool lines up before the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium\" class=\"wp-image-270831\" \/>Photo by Visionhaus\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I think \u00a365 million is a snip to get him. And the biggest thing is, he\u2019s only young, he\u2019s progressing. The way he\u2019s performing week in, week out for them, he has made himself Bournemouth\u2019s talisman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antoine Semenyo can be the new Sadio Mane<\/p>\n<p>It was not that long ago that Liverpool bought another African winger from a lower-level Premier League team for fairly cheap, with that player being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/tag\/sadio-mane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sadio Mane<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former Southampton man showed great potential on the south coast and went on to become one of the best in the world, with Semenyo having all the attributes to do the same. <\/p>\n<p>At just 25, he has the potential to grow even further, which is very dangerous given that he is already one of the best in the league.<\/p>\n<p>For \u00a365m, it seems a no-brainer to bring him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/club\/anfield-stadium-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anfield<\/a> mid-season, with the winger having the potential to turn Liverpool\u2019s season around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool are usually pretty good at getting themselves a bargain. 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