Liverpool face a busy January, with the futures of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold still up in the air.
The trio are all out of contract at the end of the season and can now negotiate with non-English clubs. Reds boss Arne Slot is keen to ensure speculation about their future does not impact what has been an excellent season so far.
Liverpool are six points clear at the top of the Premier League and are also top of the renewed competition phase of the Champions League. However, they have suffered setbacks in their last two matches, drawing 2-2 against Manchester United and losing 1-0 to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup.
Here, Mirror Football takes a look at the latest rumors coming out of Anfield.
Al-Hilal focuses on Salah
According to Spanish newspaper AS, Saudi Pro League team Al-Hilal is targeting Mohamed Salah as a potential replacement for Neymar.
Salah has long been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, with Liverpool rejecting a £100m bid for the Al-Ittihad striker in 2023. The report states that Neymar could leave Al-Hilal when his contract expires and Salah is their main target. to replace him.
It is claimed that there have been no talks between Al-Hilal and Neymar over a new deal and the Brazilian's former club Santos and David Beckham's Inter Miami are both keen to sign him on a free transfer.
Napoli looks Chiesa
Napoli is in discussions with Liverpool about a loan transfer for Federico Chiesa, who has played only one league match so far this season.
According to Footmercato, Napoli boss Antonio Conte wants to bring Chiesa back to Serie A and they will make a formal offer in the coming days. Chiesa's agent, Fali Ramadani, is said to have met with Liverpool last week, where it was agreed that the striker could leave on loan this month.
When asked about Chiesa's lack of playing time last month, Slot said: “We are working on his match fitness and whenever we can we try to get him on the bench with the team. But he was on the bench during the week and we “We thought it would be better for him to do some extra training instead of coming to work for us, so it's a constant balance we have to find between getting him fitter and letting him join the team.”
Ex-Reds star joins Schalke
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius will join Schalke after considering early retirement at the age of 31.
Karius made 49 appearances for Liverpool between 2016 and 2022 and most recently played at Newcastle, where he acted as back-up to Nick Pope and Martin Dubravka. According to Sky Sports Germany, Karius will now join Schalke on a short-term deal with their backup goalkeeper Thorben Hoffmann, who is expected to join Eintracht Braunschweig.
It comes after Karius told Sport Bible in November: “If you've been out for as long as I have, then you obviously have to think about retirement. I haven't made a decision yet because I don't need to. I'm still fit. ” I still have all the potential and possibilities.”
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