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He is Liverpool’s best finisher on his day, their fox in the box, but he has been increasingly ineffectual in the last few months.
The Portugal hitman will have two years left on his deal this summer and although Liverpool will not actively seek to move him on, they may do so if they receive an offer they can’t refuse.
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Money is also an issue and Liverpool could demand £70million-£80million for the Colombia star, who is having his best season, having weighed in with 16 goals.
Liverpool need to do something with Diaz and he will enter the final two years of his contact this summer and they will want to agree new terms sooner rather than later.
IBRAHIMA KONATE
Konate is having his best season for Liverpool and is Virgil van Dijk’s defensive partner.
He will only have one year left on his contract come the summer and wants to more than double his current £80,000-a-week wages to £200,000-a-week to stay.
Liverpool do not want to sell him, but they also do not want to lose him on a free next summer as is happening with Alexander-Arnold.
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But it may be time for the 27-year-old defender to go and he has been restricted to just 11 starts this season after making 31 in Jurgen Klopp’s final campaign to force his way into England’s Euro 2024 squad.
He wasn’t happy at being left out at the start of the season and Liverpool could get good money for him because he will have two years left on his contract, especially if they land Spain international Dean Huijsen.
Slot has used him more in recent weeks and feels he brings control to midfield, which the Reds head coach feels is key.
But he’s also 32, with two years left on his contact, and now could be the time to cash in on him if Slot wants to give game time to the likes of Trey Nyoni.
Andy Robertson has just a year left on his Liverpool contract and will want to stay and fight for his place.
Slot will not want a third left-back, meaning Tsimikas could be available and his contract runs until 2027.
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