Liverpool are now looking ahead to their first transfer window under Arne Slot.
Although Slot is not yet officially on board at Anfield, it is seemingly just a matter of time before things are formally announced.
Now, with Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes heading up the recruitment team, work can slowly start to begin on upgrading Liverpool’s squad.
So far, centre-back looks like being the most likely area the Reds will target. However, with Wataru Endo claimed to be potentially on the way out, a new midfielder may be needed, too.
As well as links to defenders and midfielders though, the press has also been suggesting possible new attacking options for Liverpool, too. And according to journalist Alex Crook, there’s likely to be a ‘massive’ piece of news in that area of that pitch.
Liverpool confident of Mo Salah stay
Whether Liverpool are inclined to sign a new forward this summer was always likely to be dependent on Mohamed Salah.
Having turned down a huge offer from Saudi Arabia last summer, it felt likely that the Reds would be more open to letting Salah leave in 2024.
However, according to reports across Monday and Tuesday, the Egyptian now looks set to stay at Anfield for at least another season. And speaking to TalkSPORT on Tuesday afternoon, Crook claimed that if Liverpool can pull that off, it will be ‘massive news’ for the club and the wider Premier League.
“I think this is massive news not just for Liverpool but for the Premier League as well as for this summer’s transfer window,” says the reporter.
“It does look as if Liverpool are confident Salah will stay at Anfield at least for the final year of his contact. I think ideally they’d like to tie him down to an extension to that deal rather than let him walk out as a free agent at the end of next season. Even sources in Saudi Arabia are suggesting they’re not as confident as perhaps they once were that they could prise Salah away this summer.
“What I’m being told by sources at Liverpool is just because the manager is leaving, it doesn’t mean that the star player is walking out of the door as well.”
How big is Mo Salah staying
In a summer where Liverpool were already planning to lose Klopp, it’s a bit of a relief that Salah will not be following.
Despite his poor form recently, the 31-year-old is still one the absolute key players for the Reds. Prior to his departure for AFCON and subsequent injury in January, Salah had been as good as ever.
Things have take a downturn since then, it’s true. But refreshed under a new manager and new ideas, hopefully Mo can get back to his best in 2024/25.
If he can, it will be as big a boost as Slot could hope to get. The power of being able to call upon one of Liverpool’s greatest ever players should not be underestimated.
Plenty have been quick to write off a post-Klopp Liverpool. With Mo in the squad though, they’ve always got a chance. Massive news indeed.