According to reports, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has given the club’s board notice of his one and only transfer request. He has already chosen the player he believes should eventually take Mo Salah’s spot in the starting lineup.
He said emotionally on Friday that Klopp will step down as Liverpool coach at the end of the current season.
The news about Klopp, who is considered one of the team’s most successful coaches ever after leading them to four major European finals, the English Premier League title and the Champions League, caused a stir and shock for Liverpool and the football community around the world. Mohamed Salah’s contract at Anfield expires in the summer of 2025 and with interest in him from the Etihad remaining as strong as ever, there is growing speculation that this could also be Salah’s last on Merseyside.
The Red Devils will have a big gap in the team with the departure of the Egyptian player. Salah, who cost just £36.9m when he arrived from Roma in the summer of 2017, has scored an incredible 204 goals in 332 appearances, making him one of the club’s best signings in a generation.
Takefusa Kubo has emerged as the team’s best choice to succeed the Egyptian striker, according to Teamtalk.
The Real Sociedad Japanese winger has been in excellent form this season, scoring six goals and four assists in 21 La Liga and Champions League matches. His team qualified for the next round of the Champions League, where it will face Paris Saint-Germain.
While Kubo’s statistics may not match Salah’s, Spanish sources say Klopp has told Liverpool’s board that Kubo is “most similar to Salah” of the wingers they have on offer. eyes coming.
The 29-cap Japan international’s contract includes a reasonable release clause worth €60m (£51m), which the Red Devils could easily fund.