Your morning Liverpool headlines as Ryan Gravenberch’s arrival is set to create a squad list headache and Mohamed Salah’s true value becomes clear.
Ryan Gravenberch transfer bad news for one Liverpool team-mate.
Ryan Gravenberch completed a transfer to Liverpool from Bayern Munich on transfer deadline day in a deal worth up to £40m.
The Reds’ patience to snap up the 21-year-old has paid off, however his arrival is set to hand Jurgen Klopp a squad selection headache on the verge of the new season’s Europa League campaign.
LASK, Union Saint-Gilloise and Toulouse were the three opponents drawn to take on Liverpool in the competition’s group stages before the end of the calendar year and now the club have until 11pm on Sunday September 3 to submit their squad for that phase of the Europa League.
Due to competition rules, Gravenberch’s inclusion in the squad would therefore displace Ben Doak for what would otherwise be a great opportunity for the young Scotsman to rack up some minutes in the first-team.
Usually the close of the transfer window marks a collective sigh of relief when a player is linked with a move away from a club, however the fact the Saudi Pro League’s window remains open leaves cause for concern at Anfield.
The stance has and continues to be that Mohamed Salah is not for sale, a fact that was made definite when an offer rising up to £150m was rejected on Friday.
That would usually be a figure, especially for a 31-year-old, that is too tempting to turn down, however the Egyptian’s importance and the fact any fee received would be useless until the January transfer window mean accepting this summer is entirely pointless.
