Liverpool face fresh Virgil van Dijk setback as rivals look to keep replacement with new deal

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My first days were about analysing contracts – where are we, where are we strong, where are we weak, where have we got issues?READ MORE: Harvey Elliott message, Liverpool injury update and Federico Chiesa remark that said a lotREAD MORE: Federico Chiesa backed into a corner with Liverpool role as Arne Slot gives clear verdict"It's no secret at all that we would want to extend Tino's contract, and we would want to extend Sven Botman's contract too. Where's his head at with the squad we've already got?

Individuals?"."That's what we've spoken about up to now. If we want to, we can.

I think it's fairly obvious to everybody, given the level of club spend in the summer, that we're not going to do that again in the winter window as well, for a variety of reasons."But if we want to spend, we can. We'll have the ones about where Eddie sees the need in the squad, if at all."But for now, the conversations have been, 'What have we got, what do we think about what we've got, where do we see this', then let's see how that fits into January and the next part of the conversation."Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.