We know that isn’t always the case though and it hasn’t been at Anfield for a couple of years now.
Liverpool have let things slip with contracts over recent seasons.
Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are free to open talks with clubs in a little over five weeks. Andrew Robertson and Ibrahima Konate are out of contract in 18 months while there could be a mass exodus in the summer of 2027 with the likes of Diogo Jota, Alisson Becker, Luis Diaz, Harvey Elliott, Conor Bradley, Curtis Jones and Kostas Tsimikas all out of contract.
Now, not all of these players will depart. As soon as the Reds know what is going on with Salah, Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk, we’ll see movement on the contract situation. Still, it is an unenviable position to be in for the club.While contract renewals have been neglected during this period, the club have also failed to reward fine form. It is understandable as to why.
While contract renewals have been neglected during this period, the club have also failed to reward fine form. It is understandable as to why.Liverpool’s revolving Sporting Director door
Julian Ward replaced Michael Edwards as the Sporting Director but only lasted a few months. Jorg Schmadtke was then hired in the interim while a long-term successor was identified and he openly admitted to being nothing more than an assistant to Klop.
Before the arrival of Richard Hughes, it was a case of Schmadtke and Klopp running the business side of things. And they focused on transfers rather than renewals.
This is why Liverpool now find themselves in the predicament they are in.Last season would’ve been the perfect time to tie Bradley down to a long-term deal. The right-back impressed while filling in for the injured Alexander-Arnold and a new contract would’ve been justified. It would’ve tied him down to the club until 2029 while giving him a deserved pay rise.It also would’ve protected Liverpool in the short-term, safe in the knowledge that they had Alexander-Arnold’s potential successor on their books. It still would’ve been a stressful situation with the No66, but now the Reds potentially have a stressful situation on the horizon with Bradley too.
