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 bear in mind, all three see their present offers expire subsequent June, with the Reds liable to dropping 60% of the outlined ‘management group’ subsequent summer time, 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 certainly one 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 have to be some temptation to money in as time ticks down on their contracts. Conserving each has been a giant assertion of intent.
“Alexander-Arnold’s future needs to be sorted as rapidly as potential. Trent is the sort 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, provided that he’s nonetheless solely 25 but is already a real chief on this workforce and, just like Steven Gerrard, may properly be the beating coronary heart of the aspect for a few years if he stays at Anfield.
With Salah and Van Dijk having turned 32 and 33 respectively this summer time and being the Reds’ two highest earners on a mixed £570,000 per week (Capology), we will perceive why some observers would lean in direction of a realistic choice to simply accept any presents which come this yr for 2 males who’re properly into the autumn of their careers.
Nonetheless, the Egyptian winger and Dutch defender proceed to be huge 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 large losses in the event that they had been bought throughout Arne Slot’s first season in cost.
Right here’s hoping that Anfield chiefs can entice all three to signal contract extensions sooner moderately than later, in order that any nerves over dropping them on a free switch subsequent yr are lastly put to relaxation.
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