The Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah contract situations have kept Liverpool on the tenterhooks off the pitch despite the team emerging as one of the favourites to win the Premier League on it.
The futures of these three Liverpool stalwarts have dominated the headlines as the club continue to try and convince the trio to sign new deals and extend their stay at Anfield.
Liverpool have made progress in talks over a new deal with Virgil van Dijk and they are reasonably confident that the club captain will soon put pen to paper on fresh terms.
However, negotiations with Salah and Alexander-Arnold have been far more protracted and confrontational in nature given the options they have if they choose to move on from Liverpool.
Salah has Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and clubs in Saudi Arabia chasing his tail and Real Madrid are growing confident that they will be signing Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer next summer.
Liverpool are continuing to push on with the negotiations and there are suggestions that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Massive update on Trent, Van Dijk and Salah contract talks
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes is powering through to convince the trio to sign fresh new deals and stay put at Anfield.
The Reds are sitting at the summit of the Premier League table and the team’s performances have helped in the talks between the club and the players’ representatives.
According to Liverpool insider MTM, the negotiations with all three players are now progressing towards a positive resolution.
The trickiest set of negotiations has been with Alexander-Arnold due to the interest from Real Madrid and the defender has been tempted at the prospect of moving to Spain.
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However, he also had his eyes on the talks with Salah and Van Dijk and both players are close to agreeing new contracts with Liverpool.
With Salah and Van Dijk about to commit, Alexander-Arnold has reiterated his desire to stay at Liverpool and talks are progressing towards an agreement.
As things stand, all three players will sign new contracts around Christmas and extend their stay at Anfield beyond the end of the ongoing season.
