Marcos Leonardo now high Liverpool goal with Al-Hilal eager on Mohamed Salah

With Mohamed Salah set to go away in the summertime, Liverpool must strengthen their ahead line, and a £55m striker has now emerged as their primary goal.

Reds eyeing new forwards with Salah’s time at Anfield coming to finish

Salah has confirmed he’ll depart in the summertime, after a vastly profitable nine-year spell on Merseyside, and former striker John Aldridge is hoping the information will spur the Reds on heading into the enterprise finish of the season.

Aldridge mentioned: “It’s time to exit with a bang, not a whimper. You hope the Salah information has a optimistic affect, just like how Jurgen Klopp’s information did two years in the past, when he introduced in January that his time on the membership was ending.

“It may possibly act because the wind within the sails and there’s no doubt it powered Liverpool by way of throughout that Carabao Cup remaining win over Chelsea in 2024.”

With the Egyptian King set to maneuver on, FSG have been arduous at work making an attempt to herald a substitute, figuring out the likes of RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande and Paris Saint-Germain star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as targets.

Borussia Dortmund's Daniel Svensson in action with RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande

Bringing in an out-and-out striker can also be of curiosity, and the Reds at the moment are seeking to raid Saudi Professional League aspect Al-Hilal, who’ve been exhibiting “sturdy” curiosity in Salah, as per reporter Ben Jacobs.

£55m ahead emerges as Liverpool’s high goal

Based on a report from Sports activities Increase, Liverpool have now recognized Al-Hilal striker Marcos Leonardo as their high goal for the summer time switch window, with the Saudi Professional League aspect seeking to maintain out for a price of £50m – £55m.

Tottenham Hotspur are additionally within the race for Leonardo’s signature, however the Reds may very well be higher positioned to get a deal over the road, provided that it’s beginning to look seemingly they are going to have Champions League soccer on provide subsequent season and will use Salah as a makeweight within the deal.

Al-Hilal are reluctant to sanction a departure, which is not any shock, provided that the Brazilian has been one in all their key gamers ever since his arrival in 2024, chipping in with 44 targets and 5 assists in 72 matches throughout all competitions.

The 22-year-old has frequently been on the scoresheet in every single place he is been, netting eight targets in 24 video games for Benfica, whereas additionally receiving plaudits for his performances for Santos from scout Jacek Kulig.

That mentioned, £55m could be an enormous value to pay for a striker but to show himself in one in all Europe’s main leagues, and bringing in a brand new right-winger ought to maybe be a much bigger precedence for Liverpool, with Salah set to depart.