Liverpool shortlist Bradley Barcola, Yan Diomande and Antonio Nusa to exchange Mo Salah

Liverpool have earmarked Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola. RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande and Antonio Nusa as potential choices to exchange Mohamed Salah subsequent season, in line with the iPaper.

Signing a brand new winger is amongst Liverpool’s priorities for subsequent summer time, following Mohamed Salah’s announcement to finish his profitable, trophy-laden 9 years at Anfield on the finish of the season.

The transfer to signal a brand new winger is furthered by Cody Gakpo’s worrying kind this marketing campaign. Regardless of having 15 objective contributions in all competitions this season, the Dutchman has netted solely three targets in 18 video games for the reason that flip of the yr and most lately got here below scrutiny after fluffing a easy tap-in to place Liverpool forward within the 4-2 defeat towards Aston Villa on Friday evening.

This has led the membership to discover potential extensive choices, and a few choices are being sounded out because the summer time switch window approaches.

Now, after spending considerably to bolster their assault final season, iPaper stories that Salah’s anticipated departure, in addition to the long-term harm to Hugo Ekitike, has left the membership to contemplate attacking reinforcements.

Amongst their listing of targets is Leipzig’s Diomande, in line with the report, which claims that the Reds are ready to commit a £75m bundle for the Ivorian’s switch to Anfield in the summertime.

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Ought to a transfer fall by, the report provides that the Merseyside giants have additionally earmarked Barcola as an alternative choice, in addition to Leipzig’s Nusa, regardless of being a pure left winger, on their shortlist of extensive choices for subsequent summer time.

Liverpool fell to their nineteenth defeat of the season in all competitions following the disappointing 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Friday.

Since returning to the highest flight in 1962, solely the 1992–93 marketing campaign (20) has seen Liverpool undergo extra league defeats in a single season than this time period’s tally of 19, which additionally matches the totals recorded in each 2004–05 and 2009–10.

Defensively, the Reds have additionally struggled unusually closely, conceding 52 targets within the Premier League this season — the primary event within the competitors’s historical past that the membership has allowed 50 or extra targets in a single marketing campaign.

Their latest loss implies that Arne Slot’s facet will not be assured Champions League soccer for the subsequent marketing campaign and now face a nervy wait until the ultimate sport of the season, with Brighton & Hove Albion and Bournemouth sizzling on their trails.