Liverpool striker in line for shock exit as Reds make Mo Salah decision
LUIS DIAZ is set to become Liverpool’s biggest departure this summer – if they can tie Mo Salah to a new contract.
Several Spanish clubs have their eye on Kop striker Diaz.
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The Reds are willing to listen to offers due to their wealth of attacking options.
The top priority for Jurgen Klopp’s successor is new contracts for Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk.
And the outcome regarding Salah in particular will impact the future of 27-year-old Colombian ace Diaz.
He struggled in the first half of the season, even before his parents were kidnapped in his home country.
But Diaz has recently shown glimpses of his original form after moving from Porto for £37million in January 2022.
Thiago Alcantara and Joel Matip will leave Anfield when their contracts expire this summer.
Salah, Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk all have just one full season left on their current contracts.
Saudi Pro League clubs and Paris Saint-Germain want Salah, while captain Van Dijk has rowed back on comments saying he was uncertain about his future following Klopp’s departure.
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The Reds realize they can only have sensible conversations with their stars once a new sporting director and Klopp’s replacement are appointed.
The sporting director, who could be appointed in the next two weeks, will have input into the identity of the new manager.
Bayer Leverkusen chief Xabi Alonso – a former Kop hero – is favorite to get Klopp’s job.
Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann, Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi and Sporting Lisbon head coach Ruben Amorim are also candidates.
No direct approach has yet been taken, but it is believed Alonso’s camp has been kept informed of Liverpool’s timetable.
The Chiefs expect a relatively quiet summer in the transfer market, although Bayern Munich are keeping an eye on left-back Andy Robertson.
And the Reds are ready to make a bid for back-up goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, who has shone in Alisson’s absence.
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