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Mohamed Salah's future at Liverpool is unclear with his contract set to expire at the end of this season.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah only has a few months to run on his contract.
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Ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy believes only Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr is in a position to replace Mohamed Salah at Anfield once he decides to leave the club, but admits it's a long shot.
"On potential Mohamed Salah replacements, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is a really good player, similar to Luis Diaz or Cody Gakpo in running with the ball with his athleticism and his ability to make things happen, but he's not prolific," the Match of the Day pundit explained.
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"He's not a goal threat for entire games.
Liverpool have bought Federico Chiesa, so we'll see how he evolves and develops you know, he's got few injuries but we've all seen him at his best; electric, dynamic.
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"To replace Salah, the type of player you'd want is a ready-made replacement, who you know is going to produce the same goods, if Vinicius Jr isn't happy at Real Madrid and doesn't want to sign a new deal then Liverpool should break the bank to get him, because you know he'll produce the goods.
"He's one of the best players in the world.
You have to remember when Salah came, there were a few question marks.
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"When Sadio Mane first came, people questioned if Liverpool had overpaid Southampton, and look what he went on to do.
Replacing that's either, it's going to be a brilliant recruitment or it's going to break the bank, one or the other.
"Let's just hope Vinicius Jr falls out with Real Madrid, and fancies joining Liverpool." So far this term, Vinicius Jr has nine goals and seven assists from 16 games - while Salah has nine goals and nine assists from 16 matches.
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