Rodrygo is perhaps not yet at Salah's level, but he's close and more importantly, he's almost a decade younger. Liverpool should see the 24-year-old winger as their number one option to replace Salah. With the Reds, Rodrygo could continue to blossom into his prime years and become a core piece for the foreseeable future.

John Aldridge has his say on Liverpool's January transfer window and the futures of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold in the second half of his weekly column

Mohamed Salah's Liverpool future remains uncertain, but the first domino could be about to fall to pave the way for a Saudi Pro League switch for the Egypt international