Liverpool earmark former Chelsea player for €40m transfer as Mohamed Salah replacement: report

Liverpool's top-priority concern lies in resolving the contract situations of their three key first-team players, who are approaching the expiration of their current deals.

Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are now all well into the last 12 months of their Anfield contracts and the club know that they either need to agree new deals with them or ensure they have replacements sorted.

Reds icon Salah has again been heavily linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League in recent weeks, with many believing that the 32-year-old would be able to land a huge deal in Saudi Arabia to become the new face of their league.

Liverpool consider ex-Chelsea star Christian Pulisic as Mohamed Salah replacement

New Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes is said to have been working on a list of potential Salah replacements and according to Italian outlet Calciomercato, this search has thrown up the name of Christian Pulisic.

The USMNT winger left Chelsea for AC Milan in 2023 in a €22million deal and he has put his disappointing Stamford Bridge spell behind him, netting 19 times so far for the Serie A side, with Liverpool getting a first-hand look at his talents earlier this month, when he scored the Milan goal in their 3-1 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League.

The 26-year-old’s improved form means that Liverpool would need to pay ‘more than double’ the fee that Milan paid for the American, putting any deal in the €45million range.

Pulisic is under contract at the San Siro until 2027, which gives the selling side the bargaining power, with the player himself said to be happy at the club. With the USA hosting the 2026 World Cup, the USMNT icon will want to make sure he is playing regular football before that tournament.

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In FourFourTwo’s opinion, Liverpool will likely sound out a lot of players as they prepare for a potential Salah departure, so expect to see plenty more players linked.

After seeing him fail to hit the heights with Chelsea in the Premier League, including a 2022/23 campaign that saw him net once in 24 matches, Pulisic, who Transfermarkt value at €40million, may not be the most effective replacement for Salah.

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The football romantics, however, may point to the fact that Salah himself was a Chelsea flop who resurrected his career in Serie A before reaching new levels at Anfield.