Liverpool have several issues to sort out in terms of the future of several of their top stars to make sure that their good start to the season doesn’t get overshadowed by a potential upheaval of their squad.
The Reds are sitting at the summit of the Premier League after table seven league games and are seemingly in the race to win the title alongside Manchester City and Arsenal.
Arne Slot’s impact since his arrival has earned him widespread praise for the way he has handled the pressure of replacing Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.
However, dark clouds of a potential upheaval are on the horizon as Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all in the final year of their respective contracts.
Salah and Van Dijk are cult heroes at Liverpool but the club are more worried about the prospect of Alexander-Arnold leaving with Real Madrid interested in signing him.
Carlo Ancelotti is pushing to sign him and Real Madrid are planning to make an offer to him in January as long as he doesn’t sign a new contract.
Liverpool growing confident of getting a Christmas gift from Trent Alexander-Arnold
The 26-year-old is yet to sign a new deal and there are suggestions that the talks are being delayed to make sure he keeps his options open.
However, it emerged last week there was some progress in talks over a new contract between the defender’s representatives and Liverpool.
According to TBR Football, the Merseyside giants are growing increasingly optimistic about the right-back signing a new contract.
The negotiations are still ongoing between the two camps and Liverpool are determined to make sure that he stays at Anfield.
It has been claimed that the Reds are now confident that Alexander-Arnold will sign on the dotted lines of a new deal before Christmas.
Liverpool have put forward the largest contract they have ever offered to a homegrown player, which shows the club’s desperation to hold on to him.
Alexander-Arnold has enjoyed playing under Arne Slot and is now edging closer to committing his long-term future to Liverpool.
