For Liverpool, although their performance last season was unanimously affirmed, in any case, they did not win the championship trophy in any major competition, which made the team not satisfied. After all, in competitive sports, runners-up have no practical meaning in many cases. In terms of team lineup, most of the players in the team are still at the peak of their careers, as long as they retain the important players in the team as much as possible and make some effective reinforcements in the transfer market, they will still be strong contenders for the championship next season in all competitions.
In the main squad of the team, there are many players who are currently facing the problem of contract renewal, accounting for almost half of the country. Especially in the forward line, Salah, Mane and Firmino are all facing a situation where their contracts expire with only one year left. Objectively speaking, in the renewal of these three players, Liverpool have completely lost the initiative. However, the situation of these three players is also different. Among them, as the top scorer in the Premier League last season, Salah is the player the team values the most, and the player they most hope to stay. From the current situation, although Salah's salary requirements are very high, with a weekly salary of more than 400,000 pounds, but because his performance in the second half of the league is not ideal, resulting in no team has a substantial interest in signing him, Liverpool is expected to persuade him to reduce his salary expectations and thus complete a contract extension with him during this transfer period. However, from the team's point of view, keeping Salah means taking up a lot of salary space, which makes the team a bit "stretched" in the renewal of other players.
The most obvious impact is undoubtedly Mane. This season, Mane has continued to play quite solidly, and judging by his performance throughout the season, he can even be called the best performer in the "Red Arrow", with 23 goals and 2 assists. However, in his contract extension, Liverpool has been pursuing a "drag trick". Even when a team was interested in him, Liverpool was unmoved and seemed ready for Mane's departure. However, although Mane is still worth as much as 80 million euros in the transfer market, the transfer fee that Liverpool can get will be quite limited due to the imminent expiration of his contract. It is reported that the offer sent by Bayern is only about 30 million euros, although Liverpool refused, but even if the former continues to increase the price, the offer is unlikely to climb significantly. As a result, Liverpool are basically certain that they will lose this very efficient attacker with a fairly low transfer fee.
In the team's forward configuration, Firmino has basically lost the main position. Last season, he made 20 league appearances, but only 10 starters. In the centre position, in the first half of the league, Klopp prefers to use Diogo Jota; In the second half of the league, Mane occupied more of the centre due to the arrival of Luis Díaz, which led to Firmino's awkward position. In his few playing hours, Firmino's efficiency is also relatively average, only completing 5 goals and 4 assists in the league, averaging only 6.83 points per game, which is a significant gap with his forward teammates. However, unlike Salah and Mane, who have certain intentions to leave the team, Firmino still seems to want to stay in the team. It is reported that Firmino is still waiting for the team to send him a contract extension, and he intends to reduce his salary requirements. For Klopp, the experienced Firmino can still play a role on the offensive end of the team, and keeping him is also a good choice.
However, for this team that wants to make a difference next season, they still need to sign a high-level replacement in the case of a basic determination to lose Mane, so that the team's offensive end is still competitive enough. Judging from the current situation, Liverpool intend to complete a "record" transfer operation. According to the Post, Núñez, who performed well in this transfer window, got a lot of attention from teams, but Liverpool seemed to be the only team that "moved". It is reported that Liverpool will pay a transfer fee of £85 million to sign the top scorer. For the team, if this transfer is successful, he will become the most expensive player in the history of the team. From this point of view, Liverpool have full confidence in next season's title race.
In addition, in the right-back position, Arnold's defense has increasingly become a clear shortcoming in the team's tactical system. In many of last season's games, the team conceded goals due to Arnold's defensive errors. As a result, the team wants to sign some players at right-back and make Alexander-Arnold feel the pressure of competition. According to Sky Sports, Calvin Ramsey, who plays for Aberdeen, has been targeted for Liverpool and they are already very hopeful of signing the 18-year-old talented full-back. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)