Liverpool are growing increasingly optimistic that Mohamed Salah will extend his contract, according to a report. The Reds are set for a tumultuous end to the season. On the pitch, the pressure will be on Arne Slot's men to bounce back from their Champions League exit and Carabao Cup final defeat and to not let a 12-point lead over Arsenal slip.

"It would be a shame for Liverpool, if and when they do win the league, to go on and have a rebuild because it shouldn't be that way. It should be building and fine-tweaking. You shouldn't be doing open heart surgery on the team."

It finally looks like the Trent Alexander-Arnold contract saga is reaching a conclusion — and clarity may be best for all involved. There remains no official announcement nor agreement reached, but the news that Real Madrid are working on a deal means every sign points to the right-back running out in a white shirt in Spain next season,