Liverpool ‘to finalise’ deal for Mohamed Salah inheritor: report

January 21, 2025

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Liverpool have loads of squad gaps on the horizon this summer season in the event that they don’t tie up their contract enterprise quickly.

All of Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah are set to depart on the finish of this season without cost in the event that they don’t agree recent phrases.

Provided that, the Reds – who tackle Lille tonight as Champions League motion returns – shall be quickly drawing up contingency plans, which could clarify why they’re ramping up curiosity in a promising Eredivisie winger.

Liverpool main the race for Feyenoord winger Anis Hadj Moussa

Feyenoord star Anis Hadj-Moussa

Feyenoord winger Anis Hadj Moussa has caught the eye of a few of Europe’s high sides (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)

Liverpool are the frontrunners to land promising Algeria worldwide Anis Hadj Moussa, in response to a report from Africafoot.

The 22-year-old solely signed for Feyenoord final summer season – after the departure of present Reds boss Arne Slot – from Belgian second-tier aspect Patro Eisden, however the report says he’s already attracting the eye of various high European golf equipment, with Liverpool presently within the driving seat.

Liverpool trio Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Salah and Virgil van Dijk are all out of contract this summer season (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)

It received’t escape discover on Merseyside that Hadj Moussa performs in the identical place as soon-to-be out-of-contract Salah, doubtlessly suggesting the course of journey in these negotiations.

Nonetheless, chatting with FourFourTwo on January 13, journalist and switch knowledgeable Ben Jacobs revealed there’s a world the place the 2 co-exist at Anfield. He stated: “In an excellent world, Liverpool renew Van Dijk and Salah, whereas concurrently in 2025 seeking to change them. It signifies that the participant could lengthen and have between one and three years on the membership, while their youthful substitute acclimatises, after which it makes the transition rather more seamless.

“For this reason there’s such a want to increase Salah and Van Dijk: not simply because they’re phenomenal gamers for now, nevertheless it provides a little bit of respiratory room and growth house for whoever they bring about in in these positions, so they do not essentially have the strain of getting to begin each sport and provides the identical type of output as Van Dijk and Salah from Day One.”

Hadj Moussa has six targets and two assists in 22 appearances in all competitions for Feyenoord this season. Africafoot’s report states he’d be accessible for a charge of round €12million, which Liverpool ‘plan to finalise’ in the summertime – topic to extend if he finishes the season strongly.

In FourFourTwo’s opinion, as a direct substitute for Salah, this would possibly underwhelm followers at Anfield.

However, as Jacobs advised us, the best state of affairs would doubtless be to maintain Salah on past this summer season and usher in a expertise like Hadj Moussa on the identical time, to cut back the strain on his shoulders and mattress him into the aspect regularly.

Whether or not Hadj Moussa is the one to tackle that thankless activity of someday moving into the Egyptian’s footwear stays to be seen.

Liverpool ‘to finalise’ deal for Mohamed Salah inheritor: report

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