Liverpool’s next sporting director will arrive with plenty in the in tray. Transfers, recruitment strategy and the continuing reshaping of the squad will demand attention, but there is another issue moving steadily towards the top of the agenda.

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Contracts.

Five senior Liverpool players are currently due to become free agents in the summer of 2027, including captain Virgil van Dijk and goalkeeper Alisson Becker. Joe Gomez, Kostas Tsimikas and Wataru Endo are also approaching the end of their existing deals.

For a club already undergoing significant change, these are decisions carrying consequences beyond simply balancing the wage…

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