Liverpool remain on course for a potential trophy quadruple in 2025.
Arne Slot’s side eased into the Carabao Cup final in midweek via a superb 4-0 semifinal second leg win over Tottenham to set up a Wembley date with Newcastle United on March 16.
The Reds face a weekend FA Cup Fourth Round clash with Plymouth Argyle, ahead of a UEFA Champions League return at the Round of 16 stage next month, and a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League rankings.
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However, despite the positivity over Slot’s impressive debut campaign at Anfield, contract renewal talks rumble with three key players.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are all out of contract at the end of the season with crunch decisions facing the trio in the months ahead.
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There has been a distinct lack of fresh news on all three players as the winter transfer window slammed shut on February 3.
Alexander-Arnold remains torn between signing a five-year renewal on Merseyside or accepting a similar deal at Real Madrid as a free agent this summer.
Salah has been more open over his frustration on no offers/a lack of suitable ones, as he eyes a potential move to the Saudi Pro League, with Van Dijk also no closer to a decision.
The club ideally want a decision from all three before the end of the campaign, despite the possibility of that causing a distraction in their trophy chasing, as the tension.
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Despite the chance to become part of Slot’s long-term project, to push for more titles in the years to come, former Arsenal star Paul Merson has warned success this season could be the perfect sign-off – with all three stars leaving in a blaze of glory.
“Call me a cynic, I don’t think any of them sign,” Merson told Sky Sports, as per the Daily Mirror.
“I think they will wait and see, if they win the league, I don’t know where you go from there if you’re Liverpool.
“When Liverpool won the league during Covid-19, it wasn’t the same. You watched them lift the trophy, the Kop wasn’t there, or the fans. They hadn’t won it for a long time. If they go and win it this time, in front of their fans, that will be different.
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“I think Salah, Van Dijk, Trent, they’ve already won the Champions League, now they can win the Premier League in front of their fans – and from there, I don’t see them signing.
“For me, I’m not sure they sign if they win the Premier League.”
Merson’s message puts Liverpool fans in a Catch 22 situation, as they dream of a historical first-ever four major trophies in one season, but concerns remains high over who from Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk and Salah will still be at the club next season.
