Arne Slot responds to Liverpool contract question - 'Is this how football works?'
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesArne SlotArne Slot was asked about his Liverpool contract situation amid a season that has not gone to plan for the Reds, but he was surprised by the question and gave little awayArne Slot during his Liverpool press conference before Brighton.(Image: Liverpool FC // YouTube)Liverpool head coach Arne Slot will only have one year left on his contract when the season comes to a close, but he has insisted his full focus is on improving the team's results for the time being.At times this season, Slot has come under fire from the outside with Liverpool failing to reach the heights it did during his first campaign at the helm. We win one and now we are talking about a new contract?" Slot said with a smile when asked about his contract situation ahead of facing Brighton.READ MORE: Mohamed Salah injury update as Arne Slot confirms Liverpool latest before BrightonREAD MORE: Liverpool owners FSG make dramatic U-turn on multi-club model after looking at 25 teams"We didn't win just one time, by the way, even though people try to generate that feeling.
We won more than everyone thinks in the last one or two months."But you surprise me with this question, because my focus is completely on Brighton and three days ago, it was more on how can be get something positive from this season."Now we have reached the [Champions League] quarter-final, we have to make the next step in the league because we don't have the greatest position in the league as well.Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.(Image: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)"It is going to be a fight until the end of the season, and my focus is completely on that."We don't talk about contracts of players here, so it would be a surprise if we talked about contracts of managers."Recently, Liverpool has tied Ryan Gravenberch down to a contract extension. The Reds are in talks with Dominik Szoboszlai, though Alexis Mac Allister revealed that no such negotiations have been held with him.Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk will have a year left on their deals when the summer comes, as will Curtis Jones, who drew interest from Inter Milan in the January transfer window.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.
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