Liverpool mainstay now CERTAIN to sign contract extension

Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes is facing some contract uncertainty over several players.

The immediate priority would appear to be Ibrahima Konate. Links with Real Madrid have re-emerged in recent days - and unless a new contract is agreed with the Reds then he will be leaving for free.

A decision needs to be made over Andy Robertson meanwhile with the £160k per week defender slated to leave the club in summer 2026 as well.

The situation for Curtis Jones is alarming.

With his contract expiring in 2027 the 25-year-old was linked with the exit in January. If Hughes cannot come to an arrangement with the England midfielder soon then he could be sold in the off-season.

The Premier League champions’ contract priorities beyond Konate would appear to lie with Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch.

Neither of those deals is going to be easy - with the Hungary captain in particular set to ask for a mammoth salary to stay.

Alisson contract extension to be triggered

Happily for Hughes some contract talks are going to be more straightforward than others.

In the case of first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker for example - it looks all but confirmed that he will sign the one-year option included in his current contract.

That’s according to a new report from James Pearce in the Athletic - which states that the Brazil No1 will remain on Merseyside until 2027.

“With Liverpool certain to exercise their one-year option, his current contract effectively runs until summer 2027,” the report reads.

Mamardashvili is Alisson's successor

Alisson has been one of the most transformative signings in Liverpool’s recent history - coming to the club in 2018 for £67m from Roma.

He has gone on to win everything there is to win in the club game - excelling in two Premier League title victories as well as the Champions League.

But the 33-year-old won’t go on forever - with hamstring injuries taking their toll more frequently on the shot-stopper.

Injury problems this season opened the door for reserve Giorgi Mamardashvili to have a run of matches and his long-term fitness is certainly less than assured.

It looks like the succession plan involving Mamardashvili is going to include at least one more season of the Georgian international playing backup.

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