Your Liverpool digest for Thursday, June 2.
Liverpool could sign ideal Sadio Mane replacement
Liverpool’s transfer process is such a well-oiled, slick machine, they’ll have a list of possible replacements in mind should any of their players leave. Julian Ward and the club’s data analysts will be taking a very close look at their shortlist for Sadio Mane’s successor now that the Senegalese international is apparently looking to move on.
Replacing the only player to score at least seven non-penalty goals as both a left and central forward in the Premier League this season will not be easy. While he didn’t reach those benchmarks, The Mirror have reported that the Reds are thought to be tracking Martin Terrier of Rennes, who came close.
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We included the 25-year-old as our top choice in a recent article looking at players who might be suitable options for Mane’s spot in Jurgen Klopp’s squad. Now that rumours are starting to build, he’s worthy of a closer look.
Andrew Beasley has the full story here.
Liverpool set out Sadio Mane transfer demands as Jude Bellingham signal sent
It didn't take any further studying past the level of GCSE Spanish to get the gist of the front page of AS earlier this week.
Just a few hours removed from Real Madrid's 14th Champions League crown at the expense of Liverpool on Saturday night, the Spanish daily sports newspaper's main headline was a big one: 'Tchouameni inminente'.
Fresh from being crowned champions of Europe, los Blancos were already making significant headway on further additions to their squad. The player in question, of course, is Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, somebody who had previously attracted interest inside Liverpool's own recruitment department.
At the age of 22 and having broken into the French international ranks, the Reds had explored the possibility of adding him to the plethora of options in the Anfield engine room and their good relationship with Monaco was thought to have been an agreeable aspect for any potential deal.
