Mohamed Salah signed a two-year contract extension in April to keep him at Liverpool for the upcoming two seasons, ensuring Arne Slot has usage of his talisman as he looks to plunder further riches after an incredible term.
Liverpool won the Premier League in their first season since Jurgen Klopp stepped down from his post, and Salah was the main man. The Egypt international, who turned 33 last week, scored 29 goals and added 18 assists en route to the title, becoming the first man to achieve 47 goal involvements in a single 38-game English top-flight campaign.
Most goals & assists in Premier League history (single season - timeless)
However, as he gets older, Salah could do with some cover, especially with Federico Chiesa looking to return to his Italian homeland. Thus, a new right-sided forward should be signed.
How curious that Salah might be replaced by Liverpool's next version of Sadio Mane.
Liverpool lining up new winger
What a summer this has been for the mighty Reds already. Florian Wirtz is expected to arrive in a jaw-dropping £116m deal, joining from Bayer Leverkusen alongside Jeremie Frimpong, while Milos Kerkez is set to sign from Bournemouth too.
Who could be next? Well, it might be another English-based player according to reports.
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As per Caught Offside, Liverpool have entered the race for Southampton star Tyler Dibling, who is likely to leave St. Mary's this summer. Chelsea are also keen, however, no official talks have taken place yet.
RB Leipzig have already seen a €35m (£30m) bid rejected for the England U21 international, with relegated Saints instead holding out for something more like €60m (£51m).
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With so many teams in the race, Liverpool will need to act quickly to ensure they secure the signature of a teenage prospect who has the potential to become a superstar.
Why Liverpool should sign Tyler Dibling
Described as an "unreal talent" by analyst Ben Mattinson, there's certainly something special about Dibling's style, with his flamboyant dribbling, fast pace and capacity to manoeuvre out from tight spaces underscoring his potential in the Premier League.
Southampton's Tyler Dibling in action with AFC Bournemouth's Dean Huijsen
Southampton endured a miserable campaign as they crashed back into the Championship, but the 19-year-old Dibling was a breath of fresh air, dynamic and positionally flexible, while simultaneously showing an attacking instinct which could be sharpened into something deadly over the coming years.
Who knows, given he has made his name with Southampton, Dibling might even prove Liverpool's next version of Mane, certainly boasting the elasticity and electricity of the Senegalese legend, if not yet the crisp ball-striking.
Tyler Dibling - Southampton Stats by Position (24/25)
Position
Right winger
Attacking midfield
Centre-forward
Right wing-back
Stats via Transfermarkt
Mane joined Liverpool from the southern outfit way back in 2016, in a deal worth £34m. Mane, 24 upon signing, had spent two seasons with Southampton, scoring 25 goals and laying on ten assists.
He had pace and skills and all the rest, but it was under the Anfield lights that he became a superstar, Klopp fashioning him into one of the world's best.
Sadio Mane Liverpool graphic
Now, Dibling could do the same, but with a new man at the helm. The English youngster has even been called by former Saints Under-21 head coach Adam Asghar a "special" and "fearless" talent who "is an unbelievable ball-carrier and is always impacting games."
He's like a young Mane in that way, and indeed, would actually be making the move to Merseyside five years the left-sided forward's junior, when he made the leap from Southampton.
Dibling would provide relief for Salah while proving himself useful across a range of different positions as Liverpool look to challenge for silverware across multiple fronts.
He's the real deal, and Liverpool need to bring him over before they lose him to a divisional rival.
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