A second source has declared Mohamed Salah will sign a contract extension at Anfield and has also detailed the length of deal in play. Taking the gloss off Liverpool’s charge to the Premier League title this season has been the contract situations surrounding three of their biggest stars.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is ‘very close to signing a two-year contract’ at Anfield after months of speculation, according to reports. The Reds are flying in the Premier League with Arne Slot’s leaders restoring their 12-point lead over second-placed Arsenal with their 1-0 win over Everton in the Merseyside Derby on Wednesday evening.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot is awaiting updates from Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk before finalising his summer transfer plans.The pair are both still assessing the option to renew at Anfield with their respective contracts expiring at the end of the campaign alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold.