Liverpool 'open to Luis Diaz sale if Mohamed Salah signs new contract'
The Reds memorably turned down a last-minute £150m bid from Al-Ittihad for Salah during the summer transfer window, and an anticipated second offer worth a world-record £200m ultimately did not arrive.
Since the summer saga, Salah has continued to shine in a Liverpool shirt with 19 goals and 10 assists from 28 matches in all competitions, finding the back of the net 15 times in 21 Premier League contests.
However, the 31-year-old — who has been plagued by hamstring issues in recent weeks — is out of contract at the end of the 2024-25 season, leaving Liverpool at risk of losing him on a free transfer in under 18 months' time.
Liverpool will be braced for summer bids from the financial powerhouses of the Saudi Pro League — Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal — the four teams backed by the country's Public Investment Fund, while Paris Saint-Germain are supposedly targeting Salah as a replacement for Real Madrid-bound Kylian Mbappe.
However, it was reported in February that Salah could be persuaded to snub Saudi Arabia and commit to a new deal at Anfield, and Reds chiefs are apparently optimistic of reaching an agreement with his camp.
If Liverpool are successful in prolonging their partnership with Salah, The Sun claims that the Reds will be open to bids for fellow winger Diaz, just two-and-a-half years after his arrival from Porto.
Diaz quickly became a fan favourite on Merseyside following his £40.3m capture in January 2022, and he has a respectable 10 goals and five assists under his belt from 35 matches in 2023-24.
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