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Liverpool had a glimpse of what they could miss on Wednesday night when Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold combined to get them back into the game against Newcastle United. A late goal meant that the Reds dropped two points but it could have been worse without the duo. Virgil van Dijk has been at his imperious best this season but the trio are yet to sign new deals to extend their stay at Anfield.
Truth be told, the fact that three of the most important players in their squad are in the final seven months of their contract is a reflection of something wrong behind the scenes.
Under normal circumstances, Liverpool would have sewn them up on a new deal long before this became a saga that makes headlines every day despite the club sitting at the summit of the Premier League table.
Salah is annoyed not to receive a new offer on his table yet, Alexander-Arnold is dragging the negotiations into 2025 and even Virgil van Dijk was unimpressed by the contract he was offered following months of talks.
The word from the club is that they do not want to overextend their financial limits and they have to keep an eye out on the crucial PSR calculations as well.
The club have now run out of excuses
However, according to the Football Insider, PSR should be the least of their concerns in Liverpool’s attempts to hold on to their three stalwarts.
The club spent little money last summer so they have a broad lane on which they can conduct the negotiations over new deals for Salah, Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk.
Liverpool can offer all three players massive increases on their current deals and still remain well within their PSR limit based on their current accounts.
The club have would have no problems in offering lucrative contracts to all three players without any fear of Premier League sanctions in the future.
Can you name the team Liverpool sold these players to?
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With the PSR excuse out of the way, Liverpool and FSG have very little space to hide and fans would be keen to ask what is stopping them now. It is clear that the three players are possibly the pillars of the team and losing even one of them could knock the balance out of the side.
The fact that Liverpool have allowed the situation to reach this stage and they are still dilly-dallying in the talks must send alarm bells ringing in the fanbase.
Can they afford to allow this distraction to affect the team’s performance in the latter half of a season where they have a great chance of winning the Premier League?
The moneymen at FSG have a lot to answer for and the fans are waiting.
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