PSG want a monster from Liverpool, and it’s not Salah or Van Dijk

What about the future? Liverpool could win Premier League and Champions League this season favorites in both respected competitions, but Arne SlottHis sharp tactical mind deserves sufficient support.

One year has passed since then Jurgen Klopp made the dramatic decision to step down as Liverpool manager, sending shockwaves through the red half of Merseyside.

It felt like an accident, and fans around the world are nursing heartache. But Klopp knew. He knew Liverpool’s elite and sustainable model would endure.

But Slot needs to be supported, otherwise Anfield’s potential in the coming years will simply not be realized. Federico Chiesa remains the only first-team player who has accompanied Sloto to Liverpool’s training center so far, and the injury-prone striker has only played seven times.

Liverpool need reinforcements. It is necessary to support the groove. But there’s a lot going on behind the scenes in Liverpool, with plenty of different exits on the cards.

Players who could leave Liverpool

Obvious players: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah are approaching the conclusion of their contracts with Liverpool, and doc FSG we are hard at work on renovations, we are frankly in uncharted and troubling territory, and February is still a week away.

As for rumors of a non-contractual departure, Joe Gomez, 28, could end his time on Merseyside after is closing in on joining Newcastle United last summer. The versatile defender has played 240 times for Liverpool but is intrigued by the possibility of trying his hand elsewhere.

Between the sticks, Caoimhin Kelleher’s departure seems all but confirmedLiverpool have signed Giorgi Mamardashvili to challenge Alisson for the number one spot, arriving this summer after his loan spell with Valencia ends.

Players like Kelleher and Gomez could move away, but these are acceptable sales. However, a more ominous shadow loomed over Anfield.

Liverpool could be in danger of losing another of their most valuable assets.

Liverpool could lose another superstar

According to Anfield WatchLiverpool could be in danger of losing Ibrahim Konata this year, with Paris Saint-Germain looking to bring the French international back to his homeland.

The 25-year-old centre-back enjoyed his best season in Liverpool colours, missing the festive period through injury but praised for his “dominant” performances James Pearce of Athletic.

The slow-boiling problem is that Konate is in its penultimate year his £70k-a-week contractthe significance of which is overshadowed by the more pressing concerns listed above.

Anfield Watch highlights that the Ligue 1 champions are hoping to ‘take advantage’ of the situation this summer. That’s all the more reason for sporting director Richard Hughes to rush to close the deal.

Selling Ibrahim Konate would be a disaster

Liverpool signed Konate in 2021, Klopp brought the French talent from RB Leipzig after triggering his £36m release clause.

Konate’s quality has been clear for a long time, but injuries have dogged him throughout his Premier League career and this has held him back.

Look below. The clumsy defender is on course to produce his most productive campaign in England in terms of accumulation of appearances, despite missing a month of kicking in the middle of the campaign.

He came with great strides, with journalist Josh Williams he even praised him as “a monster in ground coverage and in one-on-one situations.”

He is the perfect ban for Van Dijk, allowing the extremely intelligent Dutchman to maximize his abilities. Konate’s athleticism and, indeed, ground-covering expertise have been fundamental parts of Liverpool’s success under Slott’s wing this season, establishing an undeniable backdrop that allows Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister to assert their authority in the centre, in turn promoting the quality of the attack in the final. third.

The 6ft 4 colossus has even begun to surpass his skipper in some aspects of defensive play – until now unthinkable for Van Dijk to be surpassed in such an area.

According to SofascoreKonate has won 74% of his aerial battles this season. Van Dijk meanwhile won 73% of his aerial duels. This might seem like a pedantic comparison, but if anything it shows how the Les Bleus star has absorbed the fruits of his partner’s performances over the past few years to improve and develop his own game.

It speaks to his hunger to be one of the best in the business – if he isn’t already – even speaking himself this week: “I just want to be better than him one day!”

For now, Liverpool fans are lucky to have both titans in their mix, combining wonderfully with the other to ensure title dreams are very much within reach.

Losing this player as he entered his prime would be a disaster for Sloto’s project. Liverpool may be eyeing silverware this term, but the new signing has proven he has the guts and brains to compete with Europe’s biggest teams year after year. He just needs to be supported.

Hughes’ main priority at the moment will be to extend the contracts of key players such as Van Dijk and Salah, but Konate is Liverpool’s future and losing him to Champions League rivals PSG would be damaging to say the least.