“They’re in serious trouble” – Liverpool now “desperate” over future of 30-year-old that’s gone “under the radar” | OneFootball

Liverpool still haven’t managed to tie down Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah to new contracts, even though it’s believed that talks are ongoing, but now it seems that Arne Slot and the club are getting desperate ensure another experienced player commits his future to the Reds.

One insider believes that van Dijk will continue his career at Anfield, and that surely has to do with the incredible impact that Slot has made since taking over from Jurgen Klopp.

Liverpool getting desperate

Given the Dutchman’s advancing years – he’ll be 34 before the start of the 2024/25 season – it’s a big commitment from the club to their captain.

Along with Salah and Trent, however, van Dijk is instrumental to the way in which Liverpool have played over the past few seasons, so it stands to reason that the club would want to do all it could in terms of meeting any contract demands.

The same could soon apply for marauding left-back, Andrew Robertson, another who was a stalwart for the Merseysiders throughout the Klopp era.

Liverpool and Arne Slot are desperate to hang onto Andrew Robertson. Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images

“They want Robertson to commit to a new deal,” well connected ex-Premier League scout, Mick Brown, told Football Insider.

“Tsimikas has been more involved this season and Slot likes to rotate those two, but they still feel he’s a valuable presence on and off the pitch.

“We’ve spoken about their priorities in terms of getting their best players tied down but Robertson has gone under the radar in that respect.

“Worst-case scenario, they lose all three of those three at the end of the season. Then, if Robertson leaves next year, that’s the majority of their leaders and big names gone.

“He’s been such an important player for them over the years, and even if his role is becoming less crucial, he would be a huge miss if he left.

“So from what I’ve heard, they’re desperate to get him tied down because they don’t want to risk being in that difficult situation where they’re losing their experiences heads.”