The 12 players waving goodbye to Liverpool today as Mohamed Salah era officially ends
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SportFootballLiverpool FCA number of Liverpool players will officially say their farewells to Anfield today and begin new chapters of their careerToday marks the day when Liverpool and 12 of their players say their mutual farewells to each other as their journeys head in different directions.Across football, the date June 30 is when most contracts either roll over into the next year or come to an end.This summer at Liverpool is likely to see another period of major change with new head coach Andoni Iraola looking to update his first-team squad at the same time as the club goes through the natural process of refreshing their main Academy sides.Spain international winger Victor Munoz became the first signing under Iraola when his £34.5million release clause at Osasuna was triggered earlier this month, while centre-back Jeremy Jacquet is on his way from Rennes after a £60m deal was agreed in January.And there are a dozen players at both first-team and Academy level who will officially have their final day on the books at Liverpool, although a number have already confirmed their next destinations.Chief among them are Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate, who will become Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid players respectively on Wednesday after their deals at Anfield expire.Mohamed Salah is also leaving, but will not determine his future until after Egypt's participation in the World Cup. Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal are believed to be strongly interested in signing the 34-year-old.Rhys Williams, the centre-back who made 19 appearances for Liverpool during the 2020/21 season but hasn't featured for the first team since, is making an exit and has already been having a trial with MLS side New York Red Bulls.The remainder of the players departing on free transfers have featured at the Academy.
Defenders Josh Davidson, Terence Miles and Emmanuel Airoboma and goalkeepers DJ Bernard and Jacob Poytress will all leave, as will midfielder James Balagizi, who made the senior bench twice in the 2021/22 season.Striker Kareem Ahmed is also exiting, along with Oakley Cannonier, who shot to recognition when an Academy youngster in 2019 by throwing the ball towards Trent Alexander-Arnold to deliver his famous quickly-taken corner for Divock Origi to send Liverpool into the Champions League final at the expense of Barcelona at Anfield.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageChoose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCLiverpool FC transfer news