I’d prefer Mane to stay and sign a deal, rather than Salah stay and leave for nothing. Because if Salah has intentions of leaving for nothing next year I’d be annoyed and his relationship with the fans would dwindle considerably.
If he had signed an extension and then Mane said he wanted to go and pursue something different, then that’d work with me.
It would be sad to see him go. Klopp’s first big signings iirc. Helped a very different team into a top 4 finish before the likes of Salah and VVD came along.
Having Diaz for the second half of the season and seeing how well he’s settled certainly softens the blow of this and takes a bit of pressure off finding a replacement.
Diaz, Jota and Carvalho is a solid trio for that LW slot. With Salah, Jota and Firmino (Minamino too but not convinced he’s staying) able to play CF I wonder if we might look for a RW type. Someone who can deputise for Mo, allow him to play centrally sometimes and potentially have 12 months settling in to replace Mo full time if he walks away next summer?
Would make the links and rumours around the likes of Raphinha, Bowen, Antony a little more plausible.