Salah’s future at Liverpool remains uncertain at the moment, as the Egyptian star is in the final year of his current contract and has yet to extend. A replacement might therefore be needed and Cherki emerged as a possible option. According to Foot Mercato, the Ligue 1 team would be ready to sell their jewel during the January transfer window for 30 to 35 million euros as the club needs to raise around 100 million euros in sales to balance the books and avoid forced relegation .
PSG and Bayer Leverkusen are expected to compete with Liverpool for the French international, who is under contract with the club until 2026. The Rhone club’s owner John Textor spoke about Cherki and possible sales in January. “ We lost 15 million euros because of his potential sale (to PSG) last summer, but now his value is much higher. He should stay in January, but it’s up to Rayan to decide, as is always the case in football,” he told reporters.
Cherki must decide
“We have an excess of quality players. The coach has almost impossible decisions to make. I hate rumors about players for sale, it all depends on opportunities, but the certainty is the abundance of players. We have 29 players in the first team. Ideally we want 23 or 24. There are six players too many. Some did not leave and we wanted to recruit to be stronger in the championship. »
Salah has been in fine form again this season for Liverpool, already scoring 10 goals for Arne Slot’s Reds in all competitions. The Egyptian star is yet to reveal his plans for the future, but there is no doubt that finding a replacement for the 32-year-old will be a difficult task for Liverpool, should he decide to leave.
