It’s an elimination in the form of the end of history for Liverpool. Beaten by PSG in the quarter-final return (2-0), not without fighting, the English club surrendered with honors. No doubt he was aware that a defeat would mean turning the page. Mohamed Salah, whose departure at the end of the season has already been made official, greeted the Anfield crowd at length on Tuesday evening for what was his last home match in a competition where he shone for 9 years. The Egyptian is the submerged part of the iceberg. In reality, many elements will leave the Reds in the coming weeks after The Telegraph.
In addition to the fate of Arne Slot, whose fate has not yet been decided by the board, there are nine players to be in the hot seat or already left at the end of this exercise, like Salah. Another club history will go away. Restricted to a secondary role since the arrival of Milos Kerkez, Andy Robertson reaches the end of his contract in June and will not be extended. For him too, the announcement has already been made official. The 32-year-old left-back could have left last winter for Tottenham, but he preferred to complete the adventure with his club where he has been present since January 2018.
Slot is already thinking about the next transfer window
“Much has been said that the club is in transition. The club sold 8-10 players to make money and sign around five very talented playerssaid Arne Slot on Tuesday evening after the elimination of his team to justify the club’s transfer policy. We must sell to buy. We are losing some players for free, Mo Salah and Andy Robertson. It’s a big challenge this summer, but the club has shown that this model works. As I’ve said often, the future looks very good, especially if we can sign players after good players left this summer“. This at least has the merit of being clear to unwanted people.
For Curtis Jones, it may be time for this to end. Trained at Liverpool and promised a bright future, the 25-year-old midfielder ultimately never managed to settle down long-term in the starting lineup. One year from the end of his contract, this is the time or never for Liverpool to collect a check in this transfer. He was also contacted by Inter this winter. He too was trained with the Reds and he too did not have the trajectory that was promised to him. Harvey Elliott is having an almost blank season at Aston Villa where he is on loan. The fault is a clause where its purchase option becomes obligatory from a certain number of matches played.
Mac Allister to finance the transfer window, Gomez to turn the page
You will have understood, the Villans do not want it and do not play the attacking midfielder. The 23-year-old will therefore return to Liverpool, where he still has one year of contract, to probably leave permanently. Another name in midfield, more surprising this one, could leave. This is Alexis Mac Allister (27 years old). Several explanations are given by the English media. The Argentinian world champion may well be one of the pillars of the team, but his performances have been disappointing in recent months. He only has two years left on his contract and no discussions to extend it have started. In addition, his profile interests other clubs and a good sale would finance the Reds transfer window.
Often announced at the start, but always remained, and all the time 12th man, it should be the right one this time for Joe Gomez. At 28 years old and 14 months from the end of his lease, the defender is still attracting interest from different teams (Crystal Palace, Brighton). It is undoubtedly time for him to take on a new challenge, having arrived from Charlton at just 18 years old. The case of Rhys Williams is different. The one who had an important role during the 2020/2021 season to compensate for the many injuries was not able to continue at this level. Moved from loan to loan (Swansea, Blackpool, Aberdeen, Port Vale, Morecambe), the 25-year-old defender will leave at the end of his contract in June.
Fixing the Chiesa problem
The young Calvin Ramsay (22 years old) is also leaving. Arriving from Aberdeen in 2022, the right back has never established himself, even less this season when he was sent to reserve after two starts. His lease expires in two and a half months, so he’s going free. Finally, for Federico Chiesa the issue is different. A luxury substitute who has been little used since his arrival two years ago, the Italian international cannot afford to experience another season like this. He has a status and a place in the selection to defend. Two years from the end of his contract, he needs a greater volume of play, elsewhere. Selling to buy, Liverpool needs it, but this time, you can’t make a mistake, not like last summer.
