Richard Hughes makes biggest contract offer to date | OneFootball

Liverpool renewed Ryan Gravenberch at considerable expense last weekend.

The Dutch midfielder is now tied to the Anfield club until the end of the 2031/32 season - earning around £277k per week according to reports.

It is a mammoth contract deal - and one which could set the tone for negotiations to come with other players.

Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister are just some of the current first-team stars who may seek to use Gravenberch’s renewal as a benchmark.

With the club currently paying out more in wages than any other Premier League team it remains to be seen what kind of budget Richard Hughes will be working with next season.

Much will depend on the futures of Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah - both earning £400k per week. Once the star duo are off the wage bill then the Liverpool sporting director will have a lot more headroom.

Liverpool make one more play for Konate renewal

But anyone thinking that Gravenberch’s renewal would impact offers for Ibrahima Konate may be sorely mistaken.

Because Caught Offside is reporting that the Premier League champions have pulled out all the stops in their attempts to renew the 26-year-old centre-back.

The Merseysiders have made their “most lucrative” offer to date in order to persuade Konate to stay beyond the end of the season - and hopes are still alive that the France international will renew.

Richard Hughes makes lucrative contract offer to Konate

“Liverpool’s hierarchy are reportedly determined to keep the 26-year-old at the club and have already presented their most lucrative salary proposal to date in an attempt to convince him to stay,” the report reads.

“Keeping Konaté is seen internally as a priority, particularly as Liverpool continue reshaping their squad for the next phase of their project.”

Liverpool have made big changes to their centre-back department - with the signings of Giovanni Leoni and Jeremy Jacquet among others.

But amid all the movement Arne Slot’s side risk losing experience from the backline - especially as Van Dijk and Joe Gomez edge towards the end of their contracts.