Former Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke has already scored 19 goals this season and could soon return to the Premier League with Bournemouth.
Liverpool made a massive profit on Solanke, signing him from Chelsea in 2017 for a tribunal-set fee of around £3m [BBC Sport] and then selling him on to Bournemouth in 2019 for a reported £19m [BBC Sport].
It was a remarkable piece of business, particularly given that he only scored one goal in 27 appearances for the Reds.
It took Solanke some time to find his feet on the south coast and the Cherries were relegated from the top flight 18 months after his arrival.
Ex-Liverpool striker on fire
However, his return of 15 goals in the Championship last season was encouraging and he’s been sensational so far this campaign.
The 24-year-old scored in a 3-0 win over Cardiff City on Thursday night to move to 19 goals from 26 appearances in all competitions.
18 of those have come in the league and his latest was a fine goal, with the ex-Anfield man linking up neatly with Philip Billing before opening up his body and stroking a cool finish into the bottom right corner.
Solanke had earlier bagged his second assist of the season after picking out Ryan Christie on the edge of the box, who then opened the scoring with a deflected shot.
Solanke on course for Premier League return
The comfortable win moved Scott Parker’s side four points clear at the top of the Championship table.
The chasing pack all have games in hand but the Cherries are still well placed to earn promotion back to the Premier League.
If Solanke continues this form over the second half of the season, they have every chance of pulling it off.
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