Liverpool maintained their perfect record at Anfield this season with an incredible comeback victory against Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, capping up their seasonal comeback.

After dropping points against Tottenham Hotspur at home later in the day, Jurgen Klopp’s team has moved up to second place and is now only two points behind Arsenal at the top of the league.

Although Liverpool’s comeback is remarkable—the team finished fifth last year despite being awful—there is definitely more work to be done, and Klopp plans to bolster the defense in January and the summer of 2019.

However, there’s a chance that a specific forward would depart Anfield sooner rather than later, therefore it seems like backup plans have been put in place.

Leroy Sane, the star player for Bayern Munich, is reportedly considered to be Liverpool’s first pick to replace Mohamed Salah should he depart the club in 2024, according to sources from October.

Jones said: “Sane has been linked for a while and I think there’s something in it in terms of Liverpool want to be kept abreast of the situation, but I don’t think there’s anything imminent on the cards. I don’t think Sane is on the verge of joining Liverpool.

But there is going to come a point when they have to start thinking more clearly about what happens after Salah.”

Why Leroy Sane is of interest to Liverpool

In essence, Liverpool is keeping an eye on Sane’s circumstances at Bayern due to the ongoing doubts over Salah’s future at Anfield, since the legendary Egyptian forward needs an heir. Even with how intimidating that sounds.

Salah, 31, has a contract that expires at the conclusion of the 2024–2025 season. Al-Ittihad, a Saudi Pro League team, made an avaricious transfer bid for Salah in the summer, and Liverpool turned down their astounding £150 million offer late in the transfer window.

Although it would be incorrect to say that Salah was uninterested in moving, he continued to set a great example by not even pursuing the idea of leaving, letting the story develop naturally.

That’s not to suggest he won’t stay on Merseyside past his current contract, though. The player who has amassed 199 goals and 86 assists in 325 games for the Reds will require a top-tier replacement, and Sane might be that person.