Arne Slot has identified Liverpool's Mo Salah successor as €50m bid planned

Liverpool have reportedly identified a potential replacement for talisman Mohamed Salah.

The Reds have enjoyed a bright start under new boss Arne Slot as they currently sit top of the Premier League table after six wins out of seven.

In the Champions League, Liverpool are also in fine form as they have won two out of two.

However, away from the pitch, the futures of key players Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold will continue to dominate headlines.

All three of the above-mentioned players will become a free agent at the end of the season as they are in the last year of their contracts.

Last month, after Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Manchester United, Salah said: “You know this is my last year in the club. I just want to enjoy it.

“It’s not up to me but no one has spoken to me at the club.”

With Salah’s future up in the air, Liverpool have reportedly identified a replacement.

As reported by German news outlet BILD, Borussia Dortmund star Karim Adeyemi has been picked out as a potential long-term replacement for Salah.

It has been claimed that the Reds are ready to pay €50 million to secure the German international next year.

Adeyemi first moved to Dortmund back in 2022 from Red Bull Salzburg.

Since then, the 22-year-old has scored 19 goals in 74 appearances across all competitions for Dortmund.

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After scoring against Bologna in the Champions League, Salah was heavily praised by Slot.

The Dutchman said: “What can I say about Mo? What you saw today is what you get. If you bring him often enough in positions like this, he can score a goal. He had a great assist as well. I think before Wolves, Mo played three games without scoring a goal.

“In football it can happen that sometimes in three games you score one or you don’t score. But these players, like Mo, like Darwin, like all the others, they will always score their goals if you just keep playing them – the thing is, I can’t play them all!”

Slot added: “But it’s good to have them and they will always score their goals. Mo has done really well today and I am happy with what he does at the moment. I am not looking forward to next season as long as we have six group games to play and hopefully many others to come afterwards.”