31/05/2026
๐๐ฃ Liverpool have been told the likes of Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak will benefit from being "mentally" freed following the departure of Mohamed Salah.
Salah will leave Anfield this summer on a free transfer having called time on his nine-year stay at the club after a disappointing campaign.
The Egyptian had been publicly critical of Liverpool's style of play and head coach Arne Slot, who was subsequently sacked on Saturday after a failure to challenge for major honours despite ยฃ450million being splashed out on new arrivals last summer.
Chief among those were British record ยฃ125m transfer Isak and ยฃ116m man Wirtz, both of whom had struggles with injuries and adaptation periods respectively.
But former Southampton striker Alan Shearer, now a media pundit, expects the duo to benefit from Liverpool now needing more talismanic figures following Salah's exit.
"It is a big transfer window for Liverpool on the back of a really, really frustrating season after winning the league," he said.
"Their recruitment last summer hasn't worked yet. Now, (Milos) Kerkez may get better, (Jeremie) Frimpong may get better, Wirtz may get better and Isak may get better and I think, because of Mo Salah leaving, mentally it will free up those guys.
"So I do expect them to get better. But with (Andy) Robertson leaving, and maybe (Ibrahima) Konate, with Salah, they need another huge summer.
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