Liverpool have already signed a replacement for Sadio Mane in the shape of Takumi Minamino. That is the verdict from former Premier League striker Kevin Phillips, who reckons Jurgen Klopp is doing a master job on the forward.
Mane is among several players that have been linked with a move away from Anfield this summer. Real Madrid are potential suitors as Zinedine Zidane remains a long-term admirer of the Senegal international.
And the Bernabeu outfit are desperate to land a forward that scores goals from the wing after the failure to replace Cristiano Ronaldo.
For Liverpool, it spells big trouble - especially after it was reported that Mane had been infuriated by Klopp's comments about Virgil van Dijk.
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