Contract talks ‘playing into Liverpool’s hands’ Reds fans told!

Sky Sports’ Jamie Redknapp has claimed that LIVERPOOL boss Arne Slot s reaping the benefits of a strange situations where your three best players are coming out of their contracts and playing amaiazing football.

Liverpool are top of the Premier League, sitting top of that Champions League group and looking like a side that could go on to create some history despite Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil Van Dijk being out of contract at the end of the season.

All three have been linked with moves away, all three have had their camps in talks over new deals for months, and all three would probably like to stay for a few more seasons, but that is not hindering their performances on the pitch after another impressive 5-0 win over West Ham.

Redknapp told Sky Sports: “Arne Slot is reaping the benefits of a strange situations where your three best players are coming out of their contracts.

“They’re all playing at such a high level. They’re all hungry, they all want to be successful. The first thing on their minds is to win the Premier League. Then they’ll want to get their contract situations sorted, be it at Liverpool or elsewhere.

“They have got themselves in the most incredible position. Salah’s numbers right now are as good as when he first came to Liverpool and that’s absolutely frightening.

“I understand Liverpool’s position. He’s 33 in June so how long do they give him? Right now, he looks like he could play for the next four years, but you just don’t know.

“Some players reach the peak and then start to drop off – you think of two players who signed big contracts in Ozil and Aubameyang. But I don’t see that with these three players. They’re so hungry, so effective, so good at what they do and it’s playing into Liverpool’s hands.

“I think Salah will end up signing a contract. They’ll have to find some middle ground on what they want because he will want the top money, but Liverpool will be nervous about his age and not giving him too long of a deal.

“But because he’s playing so well, he’s almost forced that issue for Liverpool to have to give him what he wants.

“It’s the same with Virgil. He’s such a Rolls Royce, I can see him playing another three years at this level. Imagine letting him go – every club would give him whatever he wanted.

“Trent is in a different situation because of his age. But those two [Salah and Van Dijk] are at a different stage and they’re making it so perfect for LIVERPOOL, but making it hard in the contract situation with how they’re playing.”

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