Mohamed Salah Liverpool exit theory as Andoni Iraola sent transfer message

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And it's whether Liverpool really wanted to carry that contract, knowing that they might not get the returns again.“As I say, I think there's going to be a lot of recruitment done in the summer and therefore the money that they would have paid Mo would go a long way to getting, dare I say, one, two or three players in."So, I don't think this was purely down to Mo. I think this was a club decision at the same time.”Salah’s Reds contract officially expires on Wednesday (June 30), and his next destination is not yet known.Liverpool have identified RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande as a top target to replace the Egyptian, having already secured Victor Munoz's services.The Reds have told the Bundesliga club that they will pay about £86m for Diomande, a valuation equating to a package worth about €100m.Leipzig previously indicated they would seek around €130m (£112m) to sell the 19-year-old, but James believes Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who impressed as his Paris Saint-Germain side won the Ligue 1 title and Champions League last season, is the man to replace Salah.“I mean, I'd go for Kvaratskhelia,” he said via Grosvenor Sport, who offer the latest World Cup odds, when asked who should replace Salah.“I know he's not in the same position, but he can play multiple positions.

I just think there's an opportunity here just to freshen everything up.”But while Salah will depart Anfield this summer, James is delighted that Alisson Becker will remain a Reds player for the forthcoming season.Alisson had been widely tipped to join Juventus this summer despite Liverpool triggering a clause to extend his contract to 2027.But the Brazil international is now set to remain at Anfield, and James said: “Ali, like any one of the players that we can mention from last season, he was part of an environment which was not conducive to good form, good play.“I mean, injuries, they happen for multiple different reasons, but I think what we will see now is, again, the best of Ali. I think everybody needed to get out of Liverpool just to get their heads right again."Now that he is playing in the World Cup, the injury side of things, I just hope he is not too old.

I mean, I just hope that that's sorted. But his history has always been games missed through injury.“But I don't think they need a replacement if he wants to stay now, and I think Ali at his best is the best in the world.