Robbie Fowler has had his say on the contract conditions of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah.
As each Liverpool followers will certainly remember, all three see their present offers expire subsequent June, with the Reds susceptible to dropping 60% of the outlined ‘management group’ subsequent summer season, together with each the captain and vice-captain.
In his column for The Mirror on Sunday, the Toxteth legend wrote that there could also be a ‘temptation’ for Anfield chiefs to ‘money in’ on two of that trio, however insisted that there’s one in every of them who the membership should retain as a matter of urgency.
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Fowler acknowledged: “I perceive that each Salah and Van Dijk are of their 30s now so there should be some temptation to money in as time ticks down on their contracts. Protecting each has been a giant assertion of intent.
“Alexander-Arnold’s future needs to be sorted as shortly as doable. Trent is the type of participant I simply can’t visualise sporting the shirt of one other membership.”
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It’s a rising concern that Liverpool have left the contracts of three of their most necessary gamers run this near expiring, with supporters understandably on tenterhooks as to the futures of the established trio.
We’d be inclined to agree with Fowler that sorting Trent’s future is the precedence, on condition that he’s nonetheless solely 25 but is already a real chief on this group and, just like Steven Gerrard, might nicely be the beating coronary heart of the facet for a few years if he stays at Anfield.
With Salah and Van Dijk having turned 32 and 33 respectively this summer season and being the Reds’ two highest earners on a mixed £570,000 per week (Capology), we are able to perceive why some observers would lean in direction of a practical determination to simply accept any presents which come this 12 months for 2 males who’re nicely into the autumn of their careers.
Nonetheless, the Egyptian winger and Dutch defender proceed to be monumental figures for Liverpool, and whereas many gamers evidently regress as their mid-30s swing into view, each are nonetheless performing to a really excessive customary and can be huge losses in the event that they have been offered throughout Arne Slot’s first season in cost.
Right here’s hoping that Anfield chiefs can entice all three to signal contract extensions sooner somewhat than later, in order that any nerves over dropping them on a free switch subsequent 12 months are lastly put to relaxation.
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