Marc Guehi demand, £52m battle, Mohamed Salah return

"We faced these great players, especially Mo Salah. One of the best players in the world.

"Of course he always gives his best for the team, unfortunately for him today [they lost]. But I just want to say, this is part of football."

"Liverpool must identify a replacement for Ibrahima Konate if he leaves, especially because I don't think Virgil van Dijk will be far behind him.

"I know there's been talk of Marc Guehi, but I'm looking at someone like Ezri Konsa, who's probably going to start for England at the World Cup alongside John Stones.

"If I was head of recruitment at Liverpool, I think Konsa and Guehi would both be deals that provide good value for money. Aston Villa have PSR issues that they need to address, so if they were to get a big fee for Konsa, they might have to consider it.

"For me, Konate thinks he's the best defender since sliced bread but hasn't played like it recently. I'm sure he's thinking he'll be going to the likes of PSG or Real Madrid, but could there be a swap deal where Konsa goes to Liverpool and Konate goes to Aston Villa? That would be something that would work for both parties."

"I spoke with my agent and the club at the start of the season and, off the back of the loans that I’ve had, the best solution was to stay around the club here, play with the U21s, get back to full fitness and get opportunities with the first team like I’ve got.

“I’ve trained with them, played against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup. That was the plan, really, and I think it’s worked out perfectly because I feel fit, I feel good training with the first team and hopefully it puts me in a good position now.”

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