Liverpool transfer news: Manager breaks Mo Salah silence after Trent Alexander-Arnold twist

Mohamed Salah has been linked with a big-money determination to Saudi Arabia erstwhile again, portion the menace of Real Madrid continues to loom ample for Liverpool arsenic they effort to support Trent Alexander-Arnold

The January transportation window is present implicit halfway done and determination is inactive plentifulness to beryllium settled for Liverpool.

The Reds started the period with question marks implicit the futures of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold and they each inactive remain. Fresh links with Saudi Arabia for Salah and the Real Madrid saga for Alexander-Arnold are ongoing, ever-developing stories that seemingly won’t spell away.

Things proceed to spell good connected the pitch, wherever Arne Slot ’s broadside pb the Premier League and Champions League and stay successful the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, but determination person been a fewer bumps successful the roadworthy of late. Some reinforcements successful the mid-season model wouldn’t spell amiss astatine Anfield.

With that successful mind, present are the latest transportation stories surrounding the nine from Mirror Football.

Al-Hilal brag unfastened connected Salah

Al-Hilal manager Jorge Jesus has been highly unfastened connected the club’s involvement successful Salah – and the presumption of Neymar. The Saudi Arabian nine haven’t got the champion retired of Neymar since signing him successful August 2023 and, with his declaration drafting to a adjacent astatine the extremity of the season, they are eyeing a big-name replacement.

Neymar could determination to the MLS and Jesus has fixed a brutally honorable appraisal of his level. “I don't cognize thing astir Neymar's future," helium said. “I can't remark connected things I don't know. The Saudi Pro League is 1 of the champion leagues successful the world. Neymar tin nary longer play astatine the level we are utilized to.”

Jesus was past asked astir imaginable replacements, amid rumours that they are lining up a two-year woody worthy £65million for Salah. “Salah oregon different large names won’t travel this winter,” Jesus said. “But possibly this summer.”

Alexander-Arnold latest

The Spanish property person been confidently predicting a determination to Real Madrid for Alexander-Arnold of late, with Marca saying helium has verbally agreed to a summertime move. The presumption from England is that, portion those reports are not yet the case, the longer things are allowed to drift connected Merseyside, the much apt it is that the full-back volition articulation Jude Bellingham successful the Spanish capital.

As we know, Alexander-Arnold tin permission arsenic a escaped cause successful the summer, unless helium extends his Liverpool declaration and talkSPORT says that determination is simply a increasing assurance successful Madrid that they volition get their man. That knowing isn’t mislaid connected Anfield chiefs either, who are hurrying to effort and get things done.

New midfield target

It’s not conscionable astir trying to support clasp of their prima players for Liverpool, who are besides keeping an oculus retired for imaginable deals of their own. Stuttgart midfielder Angelo Stiller is 1 of the names connected their radar, according to TEAMtalk, who accidental that helium is 1 of the antiaircraft midfielders being considered for the summertime window.

The 23-year-old midfielder is presently lone nether declaration with Stuttgart until June 2027, truthful the nine are keen to widen it. However, if they can’t negociate that past they volition see a summertime sale, erstwhile Stiller tin inactive bid a bully price.

That terms is €40m (£33.8m) for the three-cap Germany international. The involvement comes aft Liverpool failed to onshore Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad successful the summer. The Spain prima is present thought to beryllium joining Arsenal successful the summertime instead.

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