Liverpool fans are expecting a contract dominated start to 2025 with Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk all entering the final six months of their Anfield deals.
The trio have come into sharp focus since the start of the 2024/25 campaign with Arne Slot’s team currently leading the Premier League title race.
All three have played a vital role in Slot’s superb start to life on Merseyside, but updates on their respective futures remain unclear, as wide-ranging negotiations continue.
England star Alexander-Arnold is rumoured to be weighing up a five-year extension at Anfield alongside a 2025 free transfer move to Real Madrid.
Van Dijk is reported to have rejected Liverpool’s opening offer as it fell short of his expectations on both salary and contract length..
Salah has publicly confirmed the club are yet to make an offer to him and all three players are eligible to open free transfer talks with rival clubs from January 1.
As the saga winds on, club legend Jamie Carragher remains outspoken on what the Reds hierarchy should do, with the former defender criticising Salah’s public display of frustration on the situation.
Carragher has added a fresh comment, as Salah scored twice in Liverpool’s 3-3 Premier League draw at Newcastle United, as he moves back on top of the EPL top scorers list.
The Sky Sports and CBS Sports pundit believes flexibility is key in the talks, with Liverpool expected to offer different packages to Salah, one of which Carragher believes will be eventually signed by the Egyptian.
“If Liverpool are saying ‘we’re only going to give him a year’s contract and we want him to take a big reduction in wages’, I don’t think that’s right,” he told the It’s Called Soccer! podcast.
“I don’t think he should be offered more (as a salary increase), I think he’s still one of the highest paid players at the club. But, I don’t think he should get less money, he’s still the best player in the team, him and Van Dijk.
“For me, it’ll be a two-year contract offer, but if he’s willing to sign a year’s contract and Liverpool don’t get that done, I can assure you, I’ll do a 180, I’ll be looking at the club.
“My criticism of Mo Salah isn’t because of the contract, it’s speaking publicly when Liverpool are in such a great position.”
The latest update indicates Salah will be offered a two-year contract, taking him up to the end of 2026/27, despite his preference for three more years.
