Liverpool ‘put 5 players up for sale’ as Arne Slot begins huge clear out

However, fresh reports indicate he may not be the only high-profile exit. The Reds have struggled this season while attempting to defend their Premier League title.

They are even facing a fight to secure qualification for next season’s Champions League, and it now seems the club is ready to respond, with claims of a major summer clear-out being planned.

As per The Sun, Gakpo, Joe Gomez, Mac Allister and Federico Chiesa are all expected to be made available for transfer once the window opens.

In addition to those possible departures, Curtis Jones’ future remains unclear, while Ibrahima Konate has yet to commit to a new deal, with his current contract running out in June.

There may also be changes behind the scenes, as sporting director Richard Hughes is reportedly attracting interest from clubs in the Saudi Pro League.

Taking Salah’s departure into account, Liverpool could end up losing as many as seven first-team players in the upcoming transfer window. Slot’s team spent a huge £450million last summer.

Reflecting in December on why this season has not matched the success of his first, Slot said: “I think if you bring in a lot of new players and a lot of players are gone, usually you see them playing better football after they’ve been together a bit longer.

“There’s more training time, there’s more playing time together. I think you could see this last season because that team was all the same with Jurgen [Klopp] the year before.

“Especially the first half of the season, I thought we played some very good football. That’s helpful if players are together longer, and I think history has shown many times that the longer players are playing together, the bigger chance you have of winning something.

“If you add players to what you have, there’s also a serious chance of improving. If you replace, like we’ve done, then it takes time, and then usually it gets better after a certain period of time.”