Jurgen Klopp has identifies a replacement for Mohamed Salah if Saudis reignite interest in January

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp appears to be standing his ground, in case star player Mohamed Salah decides to leave the Reds at the end of the current season

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is expected to try to sign Napoli sensation Victor Osimhen if he fails to keep Mohamed Salah at Anfield beyond next summer.

The Reds are believed to have had an eye on the Nigeria international for a long time, although they are not the only ones interested. If Liverpool are to secure Osimhen’s signature, they will have to beat Premier League rivals Arsenal and Chelsea.
The club’s scouts were present as the striker represented his country on an international mission, currently in Portugal.

Klopp invited his scouting staff to make the trip and watch Osimhen in action against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique in the Algarve last week.
The striker, however, played just an hour against Saudi Arabia before being withdrawn due to a hamstring injury.

Any move that would see the 24-year-old move to Merseyside would likely see Liverpool legend Salah call time on his stay at Anfield.
Several Saudi clubs would like to lure the Egyptian to the Middle East and are willing to pay large sums for this.

Earlier this month, Saudi Pro League director Michael Emenalo admitted that the idea of ​​Salah plying his trade in the league is appealing, with last summer’s interest in the striker expected to return at the end of the season season flared up.

“Mo [Salah] is welcome anytime,” Emenalo told TZ.
“But no one is pressured or forced to come.
If anyone wanted to come and there was an opportunity to work with the release club in a very respectful and professional way, we would be very happy. But yes, Mo is my favorite”

As for Osimhen, his relationship with the Napoli managers is not the best ever. Amid continuing bad feelings after the club mocked him on social media, expectations are growing that the striker will leave the Serie A titans as soon as possible.

The off-field problems have not distracted Osimhen from his on-field responsibilities this season. The striker has scored six goals so far this season, ensuring that the sport’s biggest clubs remain interested in his deals.

If Salah leaves Liverpool, Klopp may struggle to find a more productive replacement.
With this in mind, Osimhen is not expected to be available cheaply and a deal could potentially represent a record transfer fee for the Reds.

More news…….

Midfielder still a target for Liverpool in the summer transfer window.

Manu Kone, a midfielder for Borussia Monchengladbach, was initially reportedly a target for Liverpool during the summer and the Reds are reportedly still interested in him.

As Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Naby Keita, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all left Anfield, the Reds ultimately moved for different targets on that occasion, bringing in four new players in the form of Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch, and Wataru Endo.

Bayern Munich are reportedly interested in Kone, while Liverpool’s interest in the player also appears to be ongoing, according to Daily Briefing columnist Christian Falk, who posted from his account on X.

Falk asserts that Kone is still under the Merseyside giants’ radar in the passage below.

It will be interesting to see whether Liverpool keeps making the rebuilding of their midfield a priority, or if they decide to turn their attention to other areas of their roster next.

Since players like Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah aren’t getting any younger, they’ll soon need to be replaced with more long-term options.

However, Kone is a great talent and one that other major clubs will probably be vying for as well, so it is definitely worth keeping an eye on