Report: Multiple Liverpool sources are now saying the same thing about transfer for an 'incredible' player

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Francisco Conceicao’s name has emerged among a long list of potential replacements for Mohamed Salah.Once Salah leaves Liverpool at the end of 2025/26, filling the void left by the Egyptian out wide will be no easy task.Conceicao has been linked as an option, but now, amid a questionable display for Portugal over the March international break, those inside Anfield are playing a move down. Which players should Liverpool target to replace Mohamed Salah this summer? 🤔 A seven-man shortlist has already been reported:Desire Doue Bradley Barcola Nico Williams Yan Diomande Anthony Gordon Jarrod Bowen Michael OliseCredit: Izzy Poles/AMA/Getty Images Francisco Conceicao to Liverpool played downThe 23-year-old has four goals and three assists in 34 matches for Juventus this season, not exactly putting him close to Salah’s level even during an off-season for the Liverpool legend.Granted, anyone who comes into the club would probably struggle to replicate what he managed on Merseyside for so many years.But it does not appear as though Conceicao is that high on the list of players who could potentially be signed to fill the boots of the Reds’ all-time top Premier League goalscorer.The Liverpool Echo shared an update on interest in the Juventus star this week and stated: “Liverpool were keeping tabs on Juve’s Portugal international Conceicao but checks with multiple sources at Anfield have downplayed interest in the 23-year-old.”Liverpool alternatives to Francisco ConceicaoRoberto Martinez has previously praised Conceicao’s ‘incredible maturity’, but his overall output is just not that impressive compared to some alternative options.A seven-man Liverpool attacking shortlist was reported not long after Salah’s impending exit was confirmed.Among the stars mooted was Yan Diomande, whom RB Leipzig want to agree fresh terms with amid putting a price of over £85m on his head.Diomande has 11 goals and eight assists in 29 games this term, but would likely cost a lot more than Conceicao.Elsewhere, Michael Olise is the most prolific player named on the aforementioned list, already scoring 16 and assisting 27 in just 39 games for Bayern Munich in 2025/26.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox