Liverpool increasingly set for EMOTIONAL farewell that could match Jurgen Klopp's

Liverpool are looking more and more likely to have another emotional farewell. It could well rival Jurgen Klopp’s.

The Telegraph has a run-down of the situation at Liverpool right now and that naturally includes the contracts that are up for renewal. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are all out of contract in a year's time.

That means they can negotiate with other clubs from January 1st which really, really, really isn't far off. The Reds have got to do something about that.

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Alexander-Arnold is the big one, given he's well-positioned to be the club's centrepiece for years to come. It's absolutely vital that Liverpool tie him down.

Salah and Van Dijk are more complicated. Both are now well into their 30s - Van Dijk will turn 34 the week after his contract expires, Salah will turn 33 two weeks before his.

Thus, as the Telegraph explain, Liverpool are unlikely to offer them 'record-breaking' contracts. Instead, they'll almost certainly receive relatively short-term offers that are incentive-based.

And it's very possible that those offers are rejected. Both Salah and Van Dijk stand to make a lot of money in a year's time as they'll be free transfers. They're very unlikely to receive similar offers at Anfield.

So as things stand, Liverpool are set for another farewell next season that won't be easy to stomach.

Liverpool's farewells

Coming off the back of Jurgen Klopp's emotional exit, saying goodbye to the two greatest players of his era feels almost likely. W imagine that will be the scene at Anfield next May.

Honestly, the bigger concern is making sure that Alexander-Arnold is not a part of it. If he is, it won't seem so much like a farewell but a mourning for the greatest side we've seen for 30 years.

The next few weeks will be huge.

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