Liverpool hero John Barnes says Sadio Mane pushing to join Bayern Munich is simply part of football.
Mohamed Salah is in a similar position at Liverpool, as both stars have just one year left on their contracts and talks over a new deal have stalled.
"When you have a situation with two star players and they are demanding money the club cannot pay, you can't just give them what they want," Barnes told the Sunday World at a Bookmakers.com event.
"Fans will say just give Salah the contract he needs, but it doesn't work like that. Liverpool have a tight budget, they work within that and Jurgen Klopp has brought them success.
"If Salah leaves or if Mane leaves, I would say you just have to accept their decision and trust the club to bring in replacements.
"What Klopp has done is made great use of the resources he has.
"I never go along with the theory that he has had a limited budget because it is nonsense. He has spent a lot of money on players like Virgil van Dijk, Alisson, Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita.
"The difference is, he doesn't have an unlimited budget like Manchester City. That's why people highlight Liverpool's success in the transfer market.
"Players come and go. That's football. Salah and Mane have been fantastic players for Liverpool in recent years, but the club have a record of finding replacements and you have to back them to do that again."
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