Liverpool have still not agreed new contracts with Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold; Reds trio are set to be out of contract in the summer; talks remain ongoing between Liverpool and the representatives of the players over new contracts
Talks remain ongoing between Liverpool and the representatives of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold to give them new contracts.
The dialogue has, though, been very positive and has been moving forward with the negotiations held in a very respectful manner on all sides.
Liverpool want to do right by the players, but right by the club too. It has been very apparent that Salah and Van Dijk want to stay. They have been unequivocal about that, and Salah's comments to the press actually underline that desire of how much he wants to stay at Liverpool.
He loves the city, his daughters go to school there. He does not want to change. He wants to be a Liverpool legend and continue to smash the records he has been setting.
It is the same with Van Dijk. He wants to continue leading Liverpool forward.
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The contrast is with Alexander-Arnold, who has huge interest from Real Madrid.
His comments recently about wanting to win the Ballon d'Or, that is very much singing from that Real Madrid hymnsheet - it is their sales pitch to players, to go and win it at their club.
