Sources: Brutal Liverpool eight-player clearout begins
The summer exodus at Liverpool could now stretch to eight big-name exits, sources have told Football Insider.
It is believed that manager Jurgen Klopp will allow defender Joel Matip, 31, to depart Anfield if a suitable offer arrives for his services.
Meanwhile, midfielders Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and Arthur Melo will leave the club when their contracts expire in June.
James Milner and Adrian are also out of contract at the end of the 2022-23 campaign and are yet to agree extensions at the club.
Roberto Firmino has confirmed he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season after a trophy-laden eight years on Merseyside.
Football Insider revealed earlier this month (1 April) that goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher is expected to ask to leave the club in the summer window.
It is believed that the Republic of Ireland international wants to become a first-choice shot-stopper at a potential new club.
Matip and Firmino are the most involved of the players expected to leave in the off-season, having made a combined 42 appearances across all competitions.
But the Cameroon international has looked increasingly off the pace when called into action in the absence of first-choice defenders Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk.
Firmino has more often than not had to settle for a place on the bench in the 2022-23 season after the arrivals of Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo.
Liverpool are set for their worst season since the 2015-16 campaign.
Klopp’s side sit eighth in the Premier League table and have little chance of securing Champions League football for next term.
In other news, Liverpool exploring the conditions to sign three Chelsea players.