3 Liverpool contract renewals are even more important than summer transfers

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Liverpool will need to secure more signings in the summer, having already snapped up Jeremy Jacquet, but there is another glaring priority for the Reds to sort out tooLiverpool head coach Arne Slot.(Image: David Rogers/Getty Images)Come the summer, Liverpool will have work to do in the transfer market. Arne Slot's side is lacking depth in key areas and pace out wide.While the signing of Jeremy Jacquet will address the limited number of options at the back — and a new deal for Ibrahima Konate would help there too — there will need to be more signings, and those will not come cheap.Beyond the importance of adding depth, though, there is another need just as big as transfers: tying down some important stars to new contracts.

Chiefly, in Slot's midfield trio, the clock is ticking.READ MORE: Liverpool USA pre-season tour confirmed as Arne Slot's side to play WrexhamREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk details 'angry' Arne Slot reaction to Wolves loss with blunt Liverpool verdictAs it stands, the contracts of Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch all only run until 2028. Having signed in the same summer, they agreed the same length of terms.Having to replace one of them would be difficult enough, even if Szoboszlai is the only one who has played to the same standard as he did last season in the current campaign.Attempting to succeed more than one at once would leave Liverpool close to square one again, just like when it had to snap up all three and make wholesale changes to its midfield department in 2023.Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates with Liverpool's match-winner at Nottingham Forest, Alexis Mac Allister(Image: Andrew Kearns - CameraSport via Getty Images)At that time, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner all departed, and Liverpool needed to sign four players in their place.In this coming summer, each of the three players Liverpool brought in as starters then, who have each played a key role under Slot so far, will have two years left on their deals.Curtis Jones, meanwhile, will only have one year left, and he drew interest from Inter Milan in January, in part because of the length of time remaining on his contract.Liverpool had no interest in losing Jones at that point, while links to Real Madrid for Szoboszlai, in particular, have already begun to emerge.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.While they have been played down, the longer it takes for his contract situation to be addressed, the more they will grow.In terms of transfers, there is a strong argument that Liverpool needs to sign another option to rotate into the starting XI, keeping the likes of Mac Allister and Gravenberch fresh.Equally, without injecting more pace into its attack, Liverpool will struggle next season. Quite simply, though, it doesn't have enough depth as it is to risk being weakened.In order to upgrade on Wataru Endo, Liverpool will also need to ensure that it can keep the assets that it already has.