BREAKING: Ryan Gravenberch signs new long-term Liverpool contract as Reds secure midfielder's future

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Ryan Gravenberch has signed a new Liverpool contract, keeping him at Anfield until the summer of 2032. Liverpool feel Gravenberch has developed into one of the outstanding midfielders on the continent during his near three years at Anfield and have rewarded the Netherlands international with fresh terms that reflect his growing importance to the club.

At 23, Anfield chiefs believe the former Bayern Munich man's best years are to come and the club confirmed the agreement on Saturday afternoon after talks with Gravenberch's Team Raiola agency progressing smoothly. Gravenberch was understood to have been eager to thrash out the terms of a new deal with the club he joined in August 2023, believing the best years of his career lie ahead on Merseyside, where he won the Premier League's young player of the year en route to winning the title last term.

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page The agreement is further evidence of Liverpool's desire to tie down the key operators within their playing squad as talks remain ongoing with Ibrahima Konate, who is into the final months of his deal at the age of 26, and Dominik Szoboszlai. The Reds remain in talks with Szoboszlai's representatives over a new deal.