10 players could leave Liverpool this summer as huge transfer task becomes clear

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Liverpool will need to recruit well before the start of next season, but will also meen letter a number of players leave to make room.18:00, 14 May 2026Updated 18:02, 14 May 2026Barring a boardroom intervention, it very much looks like Arne Slot will still be Liverpool head coach for the start of the 2026-27 season.The Dutchman has one year left on his three-year deal and unless the reigning Premier League champions fail to secure Champions League qualification in the coming week, he is expecting to get a chance to put right the wrongs of what has been a disappointing campaign.Slot admitted as much in his press conference on Thursday morning: “I don’t think I am deciding that alone by myself, but I have every reason to believe I am the Liverpool manager next season," he said. That is my take on it."Whether Slot continues in his role or the responsibility is passed to another man remains to be seen, but what is absolutely certain is that Liverpool will need to be active in the transfer market again this summer if they are to have a squad with the depth and balance required to compete for honours both domestically and in Europe.READ MORE: Arne Slot sent next season warning as Liverpool boss seeks to clarify his futureREAD MORE: Arne Slot responds to Ibrahima Konate Liverpool comments and confirms Harvey Elliott planThe Reds spent a club-record £448m on new signings last summer but haver a squad that still requires significant engineering work to return to the levels of the previous title-winning campaign.In order to achieve that aim, a number of current players will need to move on to pastures new and remarkably, the exits could run into double figures.At least two players are already waiting in the departure lounge, but here is a breakdown of the 10 senior stars who could be on their way out of Anfield for good by the end of the month...Mohamed SalahClub legend Salah will bring the curtain down on his incredible nine-year Liverpool career against Brentford at Anfield a week on Sunday.

But injuries has disrupted his run in the team and although he very much remains first-choice 'keeper, reports have claimed that the Brazilian international is closing in on a move to Juventus this summer.He is another player who would be extremely difficult to replace.Curtis JonesCurrently, the only senior Scouser in the Liverpool squad, Jones is now 25, but despite making 32 Premier League appearances this season, he is yet to truly cement a berth in the Reds' midfield as his own. All I can do is be thankful and we’ll see."Alexis Mac AllisterAt 27, Mac Allister has already achieved more in his career than most players could hope to in their entire professional footballing lives, but that doesn't mean he is untouchable.A World Cup winner with Argentina and a Premier League champion with Liverpool, the midfielder was often the glue in the Reds' engine room when they won the title, but his form has dropped off a cliff this season.

He was unfortunate to suffer a serious ankle ligament injury against Sunderland that required an operation, ending his season early, but could he have already played his last game for the club?Endo will be targeting a return for this summer's World Cup, but with his opportunities at Liverpool routinely limited, it could be time to move on to a new challenge. But for whatever reason, Unai Emery has chosen not to play Elliott enough to trigger the deal and he will return to Liverpool at the end of the season having wasted 12 months of his life at Villa Park.The idea that his Anfield career will be reignited seems a bit fanciful, however, given that Slot was happy to put him out on loan in the first place, so a summer exit elsewhere is very much a possibility.Kostas TsimikasThe 'Greek Scouser' wrote himself into Liverpool folklore by scoring the winning penalty in the FA Cup Final against Chelsea in 2022 and was a Premier League title-winner last season, but he has always played second fiddle to Robertson, and when Kerkez was signed for £40m in the summer, a loan move was agreed to AS Roma.With Robertson set to depart, Tsimikas could return as a back-up for Kerkez, but would the 30-year-old be content with that and more importantly, do Liverpool need a stronger option who can put more pressure on the Hungarian to perform at the highest level?