Sadio Mané and Philippe Coutinho may rejoin after being roommates at Anfield in our roundup of Liverpool Euro rivals. Atlanta has requested a transfer from Manchester United.

In addition to losing seasoned talents like James Milner, the departure of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho from Liverpool in the same summer would be a significant change for the Reds.

Jörg Schmadtke, the new sporting director at Anfield, appeared to be very busy in the background organizing a complete reconstruction and team reset, giving the impression that Jürgen Klopp was about to experience a significant change.

In actuality, however, even though the development should have possibly happened more quickly, especially in midfield, it did start a while back. Roberto Firmino left Liverpool after Sadio Mané was traded to Bayern Munich last summer.

Liverpool’s choice to part ways with Mané and Firmino was difficult, but it allowed them to gain an advantage over Manchester United in terms of luring attacking talent. And as for Mané, he has experienced difficulties since leaving Anfield, similar to Philippe Coutinho.

Here is our take on some of the biggest stories around European football today.

Sadio Mané and Philippe Coutinho transfer chase

Bayern Munich has informed former Liverpool forward Mané that the German champion would not obstruct the 31-year-old if he wants to leave, and while the player is content to stay, that is typically code for seeking a sale.

According to the most recent 90Min report, Steven Gerrard is interested in signing Mané and Coutinho for the Saudi Pro League in addition to pursuing Jordan Henderson for Al Ettifaq and Al Ettifaq.

Mané reportedly turned down offers from Saudi Arabia earlier in the summer, but Bayern Munich is attempting to persuade him to move teams because there aren’t many other clubs in Europe willing to compete for his services.

Similar steps are now being done in midfield. Due to the youth of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson Becker, and Ibrahima Konaté (and Alisson Becker relative to his position), Liverpool’s defensive rebuild can be more gradual, but that too needs to start as soon as possible.

Mané can undoubtedly perform better than the Saudi league, but the majority of the players that moved there this summer can as well, according to our Analyst. Henderson may also perform significantly better, but money talks

Manchester United offer rejected

The Athletic says that Rasmus Hjlund, an attacker for Atalanta, has become unavailable as Rasmus ten Hag hunts for a new number nine for Manchester United.

The Serie A club rejected Manchester United’s “out of hand” bid to trade the Danish forward for players and cash, which included the undesired players Fred and Donny van de Beek.

The 20-year-old scored ten goals last season after transferring to Italy from Sturm Graz in the summer of 2022, and Atalanta is seeking a cash-only contract for him.

Even though the Reds have a ton of attacking talent, Manchester United truly needs a world-class number nine to advance. It can be challenging to complete a deal, though; Liverpool beat the Old Trafford team to the acquisitions of Darwin Nez and Cody Gakpo.