For now, it is still a question of whether Sadio Mane will leave Liverpool this summer, not yet when.
If he does though - and that will depend both on how forcibly he pushes for an exit, and how much money any potential suitor will offer - then other pressing questions will equally follow. Perhaps the biggest one of all is what happens to Mo Salah? Since he arrived at Anfield, Mane has been a constant; a key element in the success of the club, and of Salah himself.
Without Mane, will the Egypt star still thrive? There are no guarantees. Liverpool’s system allows Salah, and Trent Alexander-Arnold, freedom to stay high, because others compensate with defensive duties. Mane’s workrate is a key element of that, and his value to the team is so evident in the fact that Jurgen Klopp so rarely rests him.
