Mohamed Salah has signed a new two -year contract to stay in Liverpool, but the Reds are already planning for the future and consider a move for Bryan Mbeumo
Liverpool is said to be interested in Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo, with the 25-year-old as a potential successor to Mohamed Salah. Salah has been an important player since he came to Liverpool from Roma in 2017 and helps them to win two Premier League titles and the Champions League.
The 32-year-old also committed his future to the club last month after signing a new two-year contract, but Liverpool continues to plan for the future with reports stating that they are monitoring a movement for Mbeumo.
However, they will be confronted with competition from a number of other clubs, including Newcastle and Chelsea. According to a new report from the Telegraph, Brentford has set an asking price of more than £ 60 million for Mbeumo.
The attacker, who scored 18 league goals this season, is a crucial player for Brentford since she came to the club in 2019 when they were still in the championship. Brentford -Baas Thomas Frank was recently questioned about his future and insisted that Mbeumo is “very happy” in West -London.
“I think it is pretty high, whatever happens, if I am honest,” Frank said when he was asked if the asking price of Mbeumo could rise if he reached the 20 goals monument. “But as you know, he is very happy here at Brentford!”
In a separate interview with Sky Sports, Frank added: “I am the head coach, I want my best players to stay forever. I know that Bryan is very happy to be here in Brentford, he blooms, is doing well and plays fantastic.
'What will happen in the future? Don't know. I have often said: we are a sales club. But at the same time we have to strengthen that there are 10 clubs in the world that do not sell clubs.
“So, of course, if the right price – and that is going to be expensive – is coming, then I know for sure that the club is open for it. But I am very happy that it is here, and I am convinced that Bryan will still like to play football here.
“We only walk behind Brighton for a few years. About four years in that development, if we took them as an example. There have certainly been situations in the past where we said no when clubs have hit our door.
“I expect that this will be the same in the future, where we say: no, we are not selling, we want to keep the players and continue to develop the team, or it is not the right time for the player to continue to something else.
“We are in a fantastic time in the history of Brentford, I am sure the fans enjoy it and I will certainly enjoy it. And I think we can push even more, so we have to do that.”