More than ever, the Jürgen Klopp era is coming to an end. With just two games remaining, the German’s nine-year tenure as Reds’ manager will come to an end. He isn’t quite playing for Liverpool yet, though, as they still have two games left against Wolves and Aston Villa. Even though the Reds are now officially out of the running for the title, Klopp will still want to go off his tenure at Anfield with a bang, which means six points from the final six in the bag. The club is quietly setting up the necessary infrastructure to enable the next manager—who is rumored to be Arne Slot, the current manager of Feyenoord—to get things going right away. Richard Hughes will be joining the FSG, and Michael Edwards has returned. the team this summer as the new sporting director, and it appears that Julian Ward will be joining FSG in a new capacity that, like Edwards’, will involve more than just managing Liverpool’s future affairs.
This is Liverpool.com’s assessment of the transfer rumors that have surfaced regarding the Reds today, which include a potential Mohamed Salah replacement and a midfielder from Real Madrid that the team lost out on two years ago. Mohamed Amoura (Union Saint-Giloise) Mohamed Salah had a massive financial offer from Al-Ittihad, a Saudi Pro League team, last summer, and it looks like he may get another one soon. The $187 million (£150 million/€174 million) bid that Liverpool finally turned down last summer came too late in the summer window. Given how it has worked out for players like Salah in the past, it is unlikely that Salah would want to relocate to the Middle East at this point in his career, even though a similar offer could make it seem
Two years ago, Liverpool lost out on the midfield player when he chose to sign with Los Blancos. Tchouaméni then made the decision to sign with the Monaco team, which went on to win the 2022 Champions League final in Paris against Liverpool. For the 24-year-old France international, though, the move hasn’t exactly paid off as he has only made 22 starts in La Liga this season. According to Spanish publication Nacional, Liverpool may make a second attempt to recruit Tchouaméni and present an offer that is roughly $86 million (£69 million/€80 million). According to the report, Arne Slot has already “asked” to sign the midfield player as his first summer acquisition.