LIVERPOOL: Liverpool reportedly want to sign Lyon star to replace Mohamed Salah, with the French club desperate to sell players due to financial problems.
Salah is a Reds legend after scoring 221 goals, and assisting a further 99 in 366 appearances since joining the English club in 2017.
The Egyptian winger, who lifted the Premier League and Champions League trophies with Liverpool, continued his excellent run of form this season – netting 10 goals in 17 appearances in all competitions under Arne Slot.
The English Premier League leaders are now running out of time to keep the star whose contract will expire in the summer.
Liverpool are said to be preparing to face the challenge without Salah and have shown interest in French star Rayan Cherki.
French giants Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in the services of the Lyon winger.
“My future will be known at the end of the season. Lyon is my priority. When the time comes to ask that question, ask it, but now is not the time,” said Cherki when asked about the future at Lyon.
Cherki’s contract expires in 2026 but it will be extended by another year should he remain at the club until next summer.
The club’s management wants to keep the young star, who was recently listed for France’s under-21 squad.
Lyon, the seven-time Ligue 1 champions, will lose their French top-flight status at the end of the season if they fail to resolve the club’s financial problems.