Managing Liverpool as £225m exodus set to fund 'future superstar' Mohamed Salah replacement

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Liverpool will be moving fast to secure a replacement for the legendary Mohamed Salah this summer, with plenty of other stars said to be heading for the Anfield exit as well. The Reds hierarchy could see a number of key players departing in just a couple of months' time, potentially freeing up millions in transfer cash to replace them.

Arne Slot is already resigned to losing Salah this summer as the Egyptian announced that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the season. However, it appears he may not be the only exit in the upcoming transfer window.

The Sun reports that players on the outgoing transfer list include Cody Gakpo , Joe Gomez, Alexis Mac Allister and Federico Chiesa. Other notable players garnering interest include Ibrahima Konate and Curtis Jones.

As per Transfermarkt , these stars claim a total monetary value of £225million. Salah is set to depart on a free and Konate's contract is set to expire at the end of the season, though the other players would likely put a sizeable amount into Slot's transfer kitty for the upcoming summer with their departures.

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With this potential major boost in spending, the Dutchman will have plenty of transfer targets to focus on in the summer. One of these is said to be Bayern Munich's Michael Olise , with boss Vincent Kompany saying he has all the mental attributes to make it to the top of the game.

The Bayern manager was full of praise for his player as he highlighted the France international's "obsession for detail", which is similar to how Kevin De Bruyne operated at Manchester City when Kompany was still a player.

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He said: "I don't want to compare the players, because they are not the same players at all. But the mentality, when I played with Kevin De Bruyne, I was lucky to watch him come through as a young player and see him become a superstar, a world star.

"It is that obsession for detail. And Michael has that."

While Bayern chief executive Uli Hoeness claims that Olise is "the future" of the club and that they won't "be contributing to them [ Liverpool ] playing better next year," past transfers have proven that there is a price to every star.

Liverpool's battle with Newcastle over the acquisition of Isak last summer serves as a prime example, with the Reds forking out £125m for the Swedish strikers services. Their recent track record of splashing the cash could showcase that they may break the bank for Salah's replacement.

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Other transfer targets include RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande and Juventus ' Khephren Thuram, both of whom would boost positions that Liverpool are aiming to strengthen.

Diomande has been seen as another potential Salah replacement on the wing, but he may be another tricky target to secure. The forward is under contract until 2030 and does not have a release clause.

Transfermarkt values the 19-year-old at around £80m but the Bundesliga side could command even more money due to his lengthy deal. Again, Liverpool are unlikely to be put off by the large asking price, with the winger revealing in February that his father is a Reds supporter.

"I want to play at Anfield, I want to play for Liverpool. I’m a big fan of Liverpool," the Leipzig teenager said. "I’m a big fan of Liverpool because my father’s dream is to see me play at Anfield. So that’s my dream. You know, to fulfil my father’s dream is a dream for me too."

Adding the young winger to the squad would be an exciting move for the Reds and he could even become an understudy to Olise while he develops into a regular first-team player. Thuram is a reported target in the middle of the park but Liverpool would face competition from other Premier League sides if they were to make some concrete moves for the star.