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How Liverpool might line up after Mohamed Salah’s surprise and Leroy Sane’s acquisition

Following the most recent Leroy Sane and Mohamed Salah rumors, we take an early look at a potential Liverpool starting lineup for the opening game of the 2024–25 season.

Should Mohamed Salah leave the club in the summer of 2019, Liverpool would need to find a replacement for his goal-scoring and creative abilities.
According to the most recent rumors, Leroy Sane of Bayern Munich is that player.

According to the most recent rumors, the Reds are willing to spend some of the money they recover in the summer of 2024 in order to sign Sane to a club-record contract because the Saudi Pro League’s interest in the Egyptian player is simply not going away.

Within the group of supporters, this has already sparked discussion. To start with, it is understandable that some people are concerned about the potential loss of Salah, who keeps up his high standards well into his thirties.

After that, many recall the Sane of yesteryear, a quick left winger who scored four goals against Liverpool while a member of Manchester City between 2016 and 2020.

But upon returning to Germany with Bayern after tearing his ACL against the Reds in the 2019 Community Shield match, he was forced to change his all-around attacking style to one with a slower tempo.

Even so, Salah’s current Liverpool contract is actually coming to an end next summer’s transfer window with just one year left. If no deal is reached by then, be it a new contract or a sale, the club runs the risk of losing their 192-goal man for nothing.

This would be financially unthinkable, especially in light of the fact that Al-Ittihad already made a £150 million offer two months prior.

A decision is therefore imminent, and before making a decision, all options must be investigated and analyzed.
It is undoubtedly intimidating for the Reds to be without Salah, but given that Sane has a track record of scoring goals and winning championships wherever he has played, it is reasonable to suggest that Jurgen Klopp rekindles his interest in the player. After all, six league goals in seven games isn’t at all a bad performance so far this season.

The alternative would be to move Diogo Jota—as has occasionally been done—possibly to the right flank. Ben Doak could also be pushed into a starting position quickly, but that would put a lot of pressure on the soon-to-be 18-year-old.

It is also important to keep in mind that both strategies, along with the possibility of not signing anyone, run the risk of significantly reducing the team’s attacking depth, as the forward line would be put under pressure by two injuries or suspensions.

Furthermore, as Fluminese prepare for their Copa Libertadores final, rumors linking Andre Trindade have started to resurface.
It is believed that after the game, he will be available for sale.
One expert predicts that the highly skilled defensive midfielder will be the last link in the Reds’ midfield puzzle.

In light of this, the following is how Liverpool might line up for the upcoming season if Salah is sold and Sane/Andre are added

Liverpool’s (4-3-3) Alisson; Alexander-Arnold; Konate; Van Dijk; Robertson; Andre; Szoboszlai; Mac Allister; Sane; Nunez; and Diaz.

Leroy Sane, a former Manchester City winger, is drawing interest from Real Madrid, but Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp would love to bring him back to the Premier League in a club-record deal.

And they’re prepared to break their club record by spending £80 million to acquire Darwin Nunez, the Germany winger.

Though Real Madrid is also showing interest in the 27-year-old former Manchester City player, Klopp would love to bring Sane back to the Premier League in a club-record deal.

If Bayern Munich is persuaded to sell a player they forced away from Manchester City in exchange for £55 million in July 2020, Sane, who has scored seven goals in 11 games so far this season, won’t come cheap.

However, since Salah is anticipated to depart and become the poster child for the Saudi Pro League, this summer at the latest, Liverpool—who turned down a £150 million bid from Al-Ittihad right before the transfer deadline—should anticipate more significant offers, which would cover the cost of Sane’s acquisition.

Although Klopp is happy that he was able to snub Saudi Arabia’s interest in August, he is aware that Salah will probably give in to the allure of playing in the Middle East come summertime.

Sane will be at the top of Liverpool’s short list of marquee replacements by then.
Salah will undoubtedly join the roster of European athletes already present in the desert, according to Saudi Pro League director of football Michael Emenalo.

“Mo is welcome to come anytime,” he said.
My personal favorite is Mo. A large number of elite players have expressed interest.
They can definitely improve their economics and have fun at the same time.

Salah has scored six goals in 11 appearances this season, including two in his most recent game against Brighton.
If he decides to leave the Reds this summer, the team will truly miss him.

At the conclusion of the match, Klopp paid homage to Salah, who had played 300 games for Liverpool.

“Something occurred in the interim.
“It’s not over yet, but I would say that during that time, his dreams and our dreams came true. What a journey!” he exclaimed.

“Mo looks good and, more importantly, he’s still fit after all these games and years.
What matters most is that he is almost always available.

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Liverpool have five reasons for contract U-turn as Jürgen Klopp star ‘wants to retire at Anfield’

In recent weeks, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has made a small adjustment to his team’s hierarchy that gives one of his players hope in the face of an uncertain future.

“We just play football and want to win the next football game ahead of us,” Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp emphasized when he talked about his center-back options before Sunday’s Premier League draw with Brighton.
“We don’t make a difference between league games and cup games and stuff.”.

“I didn’t choose who plays [together], so to speak. I am aware that they can all play together.
It concerns how the boys have a small history of getting hurt when they play too much.

“In the past, we attempted to share the extremely intense and high part for as long as it was feasible.
Two center halves play every game, but perhaps it won’t be possible after the international break.
That is also feasible.

It makes sense why Klopp feels compelled to take extra precautions to safeguard his options. Joël Matip and Joe Gomez both have concerning records, and it only took two games for Ibrahima Konaté’s injury issues to resurface. Even the previously unbreakable Virgil van Dijk experienced a rare muscular problem during the previous season.

Matip playing in the Premier League and Konaté primarily playing in the cups is one aspect of Klopp’s rotation plan that has surprised people more and more.
Klopp claims the intention is to spread the load sensibly and lower risk.

Of Liverpool’s four senior center-backs, Konaté was the only one whose caliber did not decline noticeably in 2022–2023; he was also Van Dijk’s first choice going into the season.
However, it now appears that one of Europe’s top center-halves may have to fight for his position.

Initially, it was possible to attribute the Frenchman’s absence from the starting lineup to the need to regain fitness after his brief injury layoff.
However, in the three league games since his comeback against Wolves, he has been benched.

In actuality, it appears that Klopp has slightly adjusted the starting lineup in light of Konaté’s injury and in appreciation of Matip’s strong play.

Although the Cameroonian appeared vulnerable and unprepared during the victory over Wolves, he has since put on a number of impressive performances, most notably his bravery in the face of Liverpool’s red cards against Newcastle and Spurs.
Of course, the latter resulted in a devastating own goal in stoppage time, but that was just a bad break at the end of a performance that his manager called “outstanding” for player of the match.

Matip has also contributed to the Reds’ only Premier League clean sheet of the season so far against Aston Villa, dominated Michail Antonio on a “super” afternoon against West Ham and performed admirably in his 72 minutes against Brighton on Sunday before being replaced.
Michail Antonio is one of the hardest players for center halves to handle on his day.

The defender’s contract expires at the end of the current campaign, and according to James Pearce of The Athletic, there is “no sign” that the team will offer him an extension, so it is expected that he will leave as a free agent.

Matip said last month that he would be content to retire at Liverpool and that he wanted to remain on Merseyside, where he feels comfortable.

He said to Sky Germany, “You can’t just leave here in Liverpool with these absolutely top conditions.”.
In my personal life, I also feel very at ease here.
It is preferable, in my opinion, to not switch clubs all the time.
However, that is a decision that each person must make for themselves.
Anyway, I think it’s good to be consistent.

“I would be more than satisfied if it came down to just [Schalke and Liverpool].”. But in football, you can never be certain.

Thankfully, Matip appears to be regaining the form he displayed in the 2021–2022 campaign, when he was Van Dijk’s main partner and Liverpool scored 91 points but just missed out on winning the Premier League.

Certainly the worst of Matip’s seven seasons at Anfield was the one that followed, but he wants to prove it was an anomaly.

His five strong performances thus far have given Liverpool five reasons to consider renegotiating his contract, but he still needs to keep producing and—above all—stay fit.

In anticipation of intense Liverpool interest, Bayern Munich is starting contract negotiations with Leroy Sane, according to sources speaking with Football Insider.

The 27-year-old attacker is dazzling this season for the Bundesliga champions in a right-flank position while playing in the best shape of his life.

Sane’s contract with Bayern runs out in the summer of 2025, so the club is eager to sign him to a new five-year contract that will keep him there until 2028.

Following Al-Ittihad’s £150 million offer for Mohamed Salah, Football Insider reported that Liverpool considered a sensational deadline day move for Sane.

Despite his own outstanding start to the new season, the Merseysiders were able to hold onto their star player going into 2024, but his future is still in doubt.

Sources claim that Jurgen Klopp is a “huge admirer” of his countryman Sane and has named him as a top-tier candidate to replace Salah.

The Saudi club Al Ittihad has not lost interest in the Egyptian legend and will continue to make efforts to sign him for the upcoming season.

Bayern, who acquired Harry Kane from Tottenham in the summer, are known for closing extremely expensive deals, but Sane’s interest from Liverpool worries them.

After already establishing himself in the Premier League for Man City, Klopp and the Liverpool staff believe he is capable of stepping into Salah’s creative and goal-scoring shoes.

In a rumored £54 million deal, the Germany international left the Etihad Stadium for Bayern in 2020.

In 135 games, he helped Pep Guardiola’s team win two Premier League championships with 39 goals and 46 assists.

In 32 league games, the winger managed 10 goals and 15 assists during the 2017–18 season, which was his best performance in the English top division.

The Schalke youth product had played mostly on the left flank in his career but has had a significant impact this year on the right.

Six of his seven Bundesliga games have resulted in goals, and he also scored for Bayern in their 4-3 Champions League victory over Man United last month.

In other news, Liverpool made a startling move to target Sunderland’s star.

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I believe Liverpool can challenge for the title if Jurgen Klopp makes a big change

John Aldridge has his say on the Premier League title race in part two of his weekly Liverpool column

The race for the Premier League title seems wide open at the moment.

On Sunday night we saw Manchester City lose to Arsenal, meaning Pep Guardiola’s side suffered back-to-back defeats in the Premier League for the first time since 2018

City’s problem is that even after this setback they can remain unbeaten for 20 games.
This is what they do.
We can’t take anything for granted because we’ve been here with them before. I think Arsenal are at the same level as us and City are always the ones we have to beat.

However, it no longer seems like it’s another battle just between us and City. Tottenham are doing much better, Chelsea will improve, Arsenal are growing and we have improved compared to last season.

The only team whose situation has worsened is Manchester United.
Man City are not where they have been and Sunday showed that this season will not be so easy for them.

If Liverpool are to realistically challenge for the title, we need to get their defense in order. All good title-winning teams keep clean sheets and we don’t have that at the moment.
We concede too many first goals.

With the teams we have played against and the points we have, I think we are still in a good situation.
We played five of the eight games away from home and the only game we lost was due to bad decisions by the referees.

Mac Allister’s experiment in midfield failed

Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Brighton was further proof that Mac Allister is not cut out as a defensive midfielder, not that we needed another reminder.
I thought the game was made for Endo, but we never saw it.

We had big problems in the first half and we didn’t defend well.
Having a defensive midfielder in the team who knows his stuff isn’t particularly helpful. Brighton were counting on this, especially in the first half.

Mac Allister should be ten meters higher because he is a very good player who gets things done. He will play the role of number 6 because he is asked to, but it doesn’t come naturally to him.
I know people blamed him for the goal, but Virgil put him in danger with that pass right from the start. We cannot take such risks.

I don’t know why we keep starting games so slowly.
In the first half we had five minutes in which we were brilliant, but in the other 40 minutes we weren’t like that. Ryan Gravenberch missed a golden opportunity to make it 3-1 and should have scored, but I think he did well when he came on and made a big impact.
It could be a shining light for the future.

Ian Doyle’s report after Liverpool’s clash with Aston Villa in the Premier League

The Charm Offensive at Anfield Road began before a ball had even been kicked.

And when Mohamed Salah arrived full-time, he realized that no amount of Saudi money could match the affection he enjoyed from Liverpool fans.

After what seemed like an eternity of flirting with the possibility, Al-Ittihad finally made a £150m offer for Salah as the time approached on Friday’s transfer deadline. Liverpool, as they have since interest arose, insist Salah is not for sale this summer and immediately reject the offer.

The player himself hasn’t commented on being courted by the Saudi Pro League, although his agent Ramy Abbas Issa’s statement in early August indicated the Egyptian had no intention of jumping ship.
However, the Liverpool supporters here on a steamy afternoon against Aston Villa were eager to make their feelings known, clapping Salah’s name loudly as lineups were read out to thunderous applause.

Then early in the match, after the Egyptian was roundly condemned for fouling Lucas Digne, the Kop erupted into an impromptu rendition of Salah’s chorus, quickly joined by the rest of the home crowd at Anfield.

Salah has responded to this support as always: by combining a relentless and industrious performance with a succession of decisive contributions.

Less than three minutes later, heavy pressure from Salah and Darwin Nunez forced a corner, while Dominik Szoboszlai broke through the lead. And it was precisely the Egyptian’s low cross, after running into an inviting pass from excellent Trent

Alexander-Arnold, that saw Nunez hit a shot that hit the post and rebounded off Villa’s Matty Cash for a second time.

Nunez then fought back in the second half, licking an Andy Robertson corner after an Andy Robertson corner for Salah to miss at the far post and cap a win that turned what was a good start to the season for Liverpool into a great one for four different reasons.
difficult encounters.

At the final whistle, Salah shook hands with his teammates, match officials and Villa players before descending into the tunnel.
The absence of a grand farewell gesture to the home fans suggested this was not someone appearing for the club for the last time.

With the Saudi transfer window only closing on Thursday, Liverpool will certainly be prepared for an increased offer from Al-Ittihad.
The next few days will be filled with reports meant to test the Reds’ resolve.

Whether it’s £200m, £250m or more, Salah, like any player, ultimately has value.
But how much do Liverpool fans like the striker?
It’s priceless.

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Liverpool plan to sign £42.2m star late – report

Liverpool have already agreed a deal to sign Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich and are said to be considering poaching Leroy Sane from Bayern first.

The Reds have rejected a mammoth offer worth £150m to sell Mohamed Salah.

However, Sky’s Paul Merson believes the Al-Ittihad threat is not over and a £200million offer would be too big to turn down.

There would be no point in selling arguably the best player when there are only a few hours left in the summer transfer window because it will be difficult to replace him.

However, the Reds are said to be looking for ways to replace the Egyptian and Leroy Sane’s name would be in the spotlight.

According to an exclusive report from Football Insider, Liverpool are considering a late signing of the Germany international who shone for Manchester City in the Premier League.

The news source mentioned that the Anfield club are looking for a replacement for Salah and are keeping a close eye on 27-year-old Kaiser.

Sane won every major domestic league title with Sky Blues, including two Premier League titles, under manager Pep Guardiola.

Moreover, the 53-time national player has already won three Bundesliga titles since joining the Allianz Arena.

The quick and tricky winger contributed 24 goals for Bayern last season and has already netted twice in three appearances this term.

Almost two weeks ago, Football Transfers spoke about Liverpool’s interest in Leroy Sane, saying his expected transfer value was around £42.2m (€49.3m).

Do you think the German is good enough to replace Mohamed Salah at Liverpool?