Liverpool can repeat Luis Diaz plan to ease Mohamed Salah fears amid Barcelona interest

The prospect of losing Mohamed Salah to Barcelona on a free transfer in 15 months’ time is almost too painful for Liverpool fans to even contemplate. But the club’s recent acquisition of Luis Diaz can paint a more positive image about what the future holds under Jurgen Klopp.

According to reports in Catalonia, the La Liga giants are making ambitious plans for the summer as Xavi Hernandez looks to bolster his squad. At the top of his shopping list is another top forward, with Salah, Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski reportedly targeted by the La Liga giants.

Talks over Salah’s new deal are yet to resume since stalling in December, with the player’s agent Ramy Abbas unwilling to return to the negotiating table until an improved offer is made. But with Liverpool reluctant to alter their wage structure to meet Salah’s demands, a game of brinkmanship has begun.

Salah currently earns £200,000-a-week at Anfield but, if he left on a free transfer in 2023, he would likely be able to double his weekly earnings. He will be acutely aware of the idea that, that in the view of other clubs, he would be worth every penny due to his incredible record of scoring and creating goals.

The Egyptian superstar is far and away the Premier League ’s top goalscorer this season with 20 goals and another 10 assists for his team-mates. Overall, he has struck 153 goals in 239 appearances since his £38m move from Roma in 2017.

But with their star attacker turning 30 in June, Liverpool have a responsibility to look towards the future, as they did when signing long-term successors to Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane. And few would argue that the players signed, Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota, have proved to be just as effective in attack.

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