Mohamed Salah is not the only major contract decision looming for Liverpool
Having spent much of the last two years reshaping his team, Jurgen Klopp has few contractual concerns on the horizon from within the Liverpool squad.
With Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo still adjusting to their relatively short Anfield tenures alongside the more recent arrivals of Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch, the Reds are looking to grow the current crop squad organically towards its full potential.
With Ibrahima Konate two years into a five-year deal and players like Harvey Elliott, Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones and Joe Gomez all having penned new terms in the last year, it means there are few real negotiations to get tied up in.
With two years left on the biggest contract of all time at Liverpool amid strong interest from the impossibly wealthy Saudi Pro League, Mohamed Salah can perhaps be viewed as something of a special and unique case, however, and it will be fascinating to see what develops next given the landscape of football has shifted considerably since the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia embarked on their remarkable charm offensive to European football's leading lights.
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One situation Liverpool will feel they are more in control of for the long term is that of their current vice-captain, Trent Alexander-Arnold, who like Salah, is now inside the final 24 months of his own terms.
Having progressed from academy hopeful to first-team member, through to one of the stars of the team, the West-Derby-born defender has seen his stature and profile gradually rise since his debut back in 2016.
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