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Forget Olise & Diomande: Liverpool identify penalty box nuisance as possible Mo Salah successor

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`Liverpool have reportedly added Francisco Conceição to their transfer shortlist to replace Mo Salah this summer.The beloved Egyptian King is set to call time on an illustrious playing career at Anf...

Forget Olise & Diomande: Liverpool identify penalty box nuisance as possible Mo Salah successor ` Liverpool have reportedly added Francisco Conceição to their transfer shortlist to replace Mo Salah this summer. The beloved Egyptian King is set to call time on an illustrious playing career at Anfield , ahead of his contract expiring in 2027. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE!

ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAY The Portuguese right winger has registered four goals and three assists in 34 games (across all competitions) for Juventus in 2025/26. Liverpool admire Francisco Conceicao This report comes from a reputable transfer news source on X (formerly Twitter), with the Reds now set to search for potential replacements on the right wing. Michael Olise and Yan Diomande are both candidates who naturally appeal to Liverpool’s transfer recruitment team.

Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trust However, the 23-year-old Conceicao could appeal should the former be unattainable and the latter’s price tag deemed unachievable. The Juventus attacker, who is, similarly to Salah, a left-footed right winger, has impressed in the Italian top-flight this term.

He ranks highly among his peers in Serie A for his on-the-ball work and activity in the penalty box. * Francisco Conceicao’s stats per 90 in Serie A this term ( Fotmob ) Would Conceicao be an exciting Mo Salah successor? The more obvious replacement – at least as far as sheer output is concerned – would be Bayern Munich’s Olise.