A lot of the media coverage around Liverpool thus far has been on the number of players they’re wanting to sign before the start of the 2025-26 Premier League campaign.

However, as well as buying and selling players, numerous members of Arne Slot’s squad have contracts that expire in the next 12 months.

And, if Liverpool want to avoid another Trent Alexander-Arnold situation, extension talks need to begin as soon as possible.

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“Konate I still expect, I don’t think he’ll leave this summer, I think Liverpool will look to take a little bit of a Van Dijk, Salah chance on tying him down during the season,” he said on the Redmen TV Podcast.

“He seems very happy and settled at Liverpool.

He was speaking after the [Crystal] Palace game to us, which was his 25th or 26th birthday, and he was saying that talks had stepped up the previous week.

“He seemed quite positive over the developments there, so you know, let’s wait and see what happens.

“I can’t see him being sold now.”

Konate and Virgil van Dijk have managed to form a rather formidable partnership over the last few years, with the duo being ranked among the best in the Premier League last term.

They both put their all into every game they played and allowed Liverpool to become the Premier League champions after keeping out most of their opposition’s attacks.



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The Frenchman is one of the best centre-backs in the league, and if there’s any chance that he could end up exiting on a free transfer, Slot must do everything in his power to get a decent fee for him now.