Liverpool news: Robbie Fowler names only two acceptable replacements for Mo Salah | Football | Sport

Both players are part of the triumvirate of attackers who have been key to Liverpool’s success under Jurgen Klopp.  

Salah has scored a staggering 27 goals in 31 appearances across all competitions this season, taking his overall Liverpool tally to 152.  

Mane has struck 13 times this term. That is despite both spending a month at the Africa Cup of Nations.  

And so it seems bizarre that Liverpool have not long resolved their contract situations. 

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Former Reds striker Fowler, who scored 183 goals for the club, believes both players will sign new deals.  

He also feels only two players – PSG’s Mbappe and Borussia Dortmund’s Haaland – could replace the duo.  

“Like every Liverpool fan across the world, I just want the club to give new contracts to Mo Salah and Sadio Mane,” Fowler told the Mirror. 

“Unlike most though, I don’t think the lack of movement in negotiations is some big conspiracy to get them out of the club, to be replaced by younger models in a year’s time or sooner.”

“That’s why I think there will be contract news eventually. And that’s why I think they’ve signed [Diogo] Jota, [Luis] Diaz and the rest. Not to replace them, but to provide depth to allow the front line players to be rested more. 

“That will keep them playing longer, going further into their 30s.  

“And eventually, when they do start to slow down, there will be an experienced player waiting to take over, with a youngster no doubt also blooded behind them.” 

Mbappe and Haaland have both been loosely linked to Liverpool but have far richer suitors. Mbappe is out of contract in June and seems likely to join Real Madrid if he leaves PSG, while Haaland will be the most in-demand forward in the summer.  

A Liverpool swoop for either seems unlikely, especially given the Reds’ January capture of Diaz from Porto.