Liverpool step up pursuit of Mo Salah replacement but one major issue remains

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Liverpool are about to announce Andoni Iraola as their successor for Arne Slot and are also busy in the transfer market as they try to sign a replacement for Mohamed SalahLiverpool are understood to have contacted RB Leipzig to discuss the signing of Yan Diomande in the summer transfer window. Diomande is fresh off an outstanding debut campaign at Leipzig and has attracted a lot of interest, with Liverpool facing plenty of competition.Diomande has emerged as one of the most exciting young attackers in Europe, having returned 13 goals and 10 assists in 36 games for Leipzig in 2025/26.

And The Athletic reports that the Reds have now got in touch with Leipzig to get the ball rolling and are in the strongest position to land him.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FB PAGE! Leipzig don't want to sell this summer and Liverpool are reluctant to pay the £112m fee after splashing over £450m last summer, including gigantic fees for Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.Diomande does not have a release clause in his Leipzig contract, so there is no guarantee he gets a big-money move this summer.

But one thing in Liverpool's favour is the obvious gap in their squad after Mohamed Salah's departure.While PSG have Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue and Bradley Barcola in their squad, Liverpool are short of options in wide positions. Iraola has a strong history of developing top young players at Bournemouth and that is one of the reasons sporting director Richard Hughes wants a reunion on Merseyside."My contract here is until 2030, so I have four more years," Diomande said last month when asked about transfer speculation.