Here is all the latest Liverpool news from Sunday 8 September. One Liverpool star is pushing for a Liverpool recall, Klopp has made his return to management and Trent proved himself for England.
Salah wanted by two European giants
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has less than a year left on his contract at Anfield – unsurprisingly, that means he’s attracting interest from elsewhere.
The Reds winger signed a three-year extension to his deal in the summer of 2022, but that deal is set to expire in June 2025, with no clear indication yet on whether he’ll be staying or leaving.
Salah is now 32, and despite the continuation of his incredible performances for the club, Liverpool are deciding whether a new long-term deal is a financial risk worth taking.
The star was the subject of major interest from Saudi Arabia last summer, with Al-Ittihad seeing a big-money bid rejected. But Salah is reported to be wary of moving to the Middle East, after seeing the declining reputation of his former Anfield team-mate Sadio Mane since heading to Saudi Arabia.
Konate given brutal rating after disappointing performance
Luis Diaz, Alexis Mac Allister and Wataru Endo have scored for their countries in recent days, but the international break hasn’t gone well for every Liverpool player so far.
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Centre-back Ibrahima Konate has returned to the Liverpool team in the two most recent Premier League games, after largely being a substitute in the latter days of Jurgen Klopp’s reign, then being named on the bench again for Arne Slot’s first match in charge at Ipswich Town.
The Liverpool defender was an unused substitute for all six of France’s matches at Euro 2024, with Dayot Upamecano preferred in the centre of defence alongside Arsenal’s William Saliba.
Les Bleus then took the lead within a minute, but ultimately succumbed to a surprise 3-1 defeat, with suggestions that Konate might have done better for two of the goals.
