Contract situation for Liverpool’s star men, Trent, Mohammed Salah and VVD

A look at the latest news on the three biggest players.

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00:00Looking at Liverpool, as we approach halfway through this Premier League season and there's

00:07been no updates on Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk's futures

00:12as well, which we mentioned a lot in the summer, was going to be quite a standout topic throughout

00:18the season, especially when the season continues to go on and there's been no update by the

00:25club. The players have certainly said a few things themselves, but in terms of the fans

00:30listening, fans watching, what could you give an update on and what's the stance of the

00:35club when it comes to these star players? Because if they are to go ahead and win the

00:41league with Liverpool, have an amazing season, then maybe opinions and positions could change

00:47when the summer comes and it's time for them to possibly move on. What's the latest you

00:52can tell us? Yes, it was interesting after the Southampton win, obviously Mo Salah speaking

00:58to the press back in the mix zone. He doesn't often give interviews, Mo Salah, he very frequently

01:04walks past or says some polite comments, maybe next week a little joke or whatever, but he

01:14took his time out to go and speak to the press and say there's been no offer on the table.

01:20For me, that's very direct plans, if I'm honest with you. He's probably been told by his agent,

01:29right, we need to start getting some talk going here, because quite clearly, talks are

01:35stolen. I mean, there's no doubt that Liverpool have been in talks with his agency, with Urge

01:40Bandai, Trent Central, Alexander-Arnold, but they haven't been able to really come to the

01:48point, certainly with Mo Salah it seems, that you think he'll sign a contract if they

01:53draw one up. Maybe they're too far apart in wages, Liverpool worry about his age, he's

01:59obviously going to be 33 in June, but he's not stopping. Are one party waiting for each

02:08other to blink, maybe? I don't know, but Urge Bandai's a little bit different, I think he's

02:12a bit more relaxed about him, where else does he go, he's captain of Liverpool, he's got

02:18a few years left at the top, where else would he go? The same with Mo Salah, really, the

02:24only realistic place you would think is either Real Madrid or Barcelona, potentially a move

02:29to Saudi Arabia, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is the interesting one, because he is in his

02:35peak years now. It's a little bit disappointing how it's managed to get to this point, I think

02:40that a home-grown player, the vice-captain, potential captain of the future has got to

02:46this stage of his contract, and quite clearly there's interest from Real Madrid, and maybe

02:54comes out of Moneyball Alexander-Arnold as well, maybe he thinks, no, I deserve this,

02:59obviously Liverpool move into Adidas next season, and him signing with Adidas, maybe

03:04that's got something to do with negotiations. I'd be disappointed if at least two of them

03:13don't stay, I must admit. I think the one that supporters are rightly concerned about

03:19mainly is Alexander-Arnold, because he's just hitting his peak years, and he's a boiled

03:28fan, came through the academy, and could potentially leave the club for absolutely nothing.