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·7 October 2021

Liverpool news: Klopp could break up Salah, Mane and Firmino next summer - Revealed

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Journalist Emmet Gates expects Liverpool to sell either Sadio Mane or Roberto Firmino in 2022.

The two forwards have been at Anfield for five and six years, respectively, but Gates feels that one of them may be moved on at the end of the season.


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How have Mane and Firmino started this season?

After a somewhat underwhelming season in 2020/21, Mane has been back to somewhere near his best in recent weeks, finding the net four times in his seven league matches this term. His latest goal came on Sunday during Liverpool's pulsating 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

Meanwhile, Firminoscored on the opening day against Norwich, but has failed to add any further goals in domestic competitions, and recently missed four games with a muscle injury.

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What has Gates said about Mane and Firmino?

With both players set to be out of contract in 2023, Gates believes that Liverpool will see next summer as the best time to cash in on one of the two attackers. Right now, he suspects that the Reds will be edging more towards selling Firmino.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “It’s my personal hunch that either one of Mane or Firmino will be sold next summer. And I think, at the moment it looks like Firmino.

“He’s another one with a year left, so the summer coming is the last to kind of make any decent money on Firmino as well as Mane. So, I think one of those two will leave, and obviously there’ll be plenty of options with those two if Liverpool decide to move them on.”

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Is the trio of Salah, Mane and Firmino about to be split up?

Potentially.

The trio have been fantastic servants for Liverpool over the years, scoring 326 goals between them for the club. However, all three are out of contract in less than two years' time, and it seems that Liverpool's focus at the moment is on keeping Salah, as they are currently locked in negotiations with the Egyptian winger.

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This leaves Mane and Firmino. The former has shown signs of returning to his best form at the start of this season, and Jurgen Klopp may decide that he needs to stay having been a huge part of the side's success in recent seasons.

Therefore, as Gates alluded to, Firmino could be the most likely candidate to be sold. His performance levels do seem to have dipped over the past 12 months, and he is yet to get going this season.

Diogo Jota has proven himself to be a capable replacement for the 30-year-old, and that may convince the Merseyside club to part ways with Firmino next summer.

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