Man Utd signing Caicedo and Saudis pinching Salah would be Klopp’s worst summer

Liverpool made a sensational start to the summer transfer window by acquiring the services of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, but their hard work could potentially be undone by the workings of several other sides. Express Sport analyses what a worst-case summer scenario could look like at Anfield…

Moises Caicedo to Manchester United

Arsenal and Manchester City both look destined to compete for the title next season and thus United are likely to be Liverpool’s nearest rivals. Thus, if Erik ten Hag is granted his wishes at Old Trafford then it could fuel unhappiness in Merseyside.

The Red Devils are outsiders in the race to sign Brighton’s Moises Caicedo but securing his services would be a hammer blow for the rest of the Premier League. As would the Red Devils finally striking a deal for Rasmus Hojlund.

Chelsea hijack Romeo Lavia

Liverpool are currently in pole position to sign Lavia from Southampton this summer, with a second bid lodged recently. However, Chelsea are fond admirers of the Belgium international and have already threatened to hijack the deal if they grow tired of negotiating with Brighton for Caicedo.

Saudi side launches Mohamed Salah bid

The Saudi Pro League are doing their very best to prise Europe’s top talents to the Middle East, with surprisingly varying levels of success. Salah is among the marquee players to have been speculatively linked with a move to Saudi Arabia and an approach late in the window should not be discounted.

With Kylian Mbappe not willing to make the move away from Europe, Al-Hilal will have a ludicrous transfer budget to splash in the latter stages of the transfer window. They aren’t alone in their bumper funding and if an unignorable bid for Salah is tabled, Liverpool may have to reassess whether they will receive an offer of that magnitude ever again.