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All three of Liverpool's biggest stars are out of contract this summer(Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool face being plunged into a £250million hole if they fail to keep hold of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, according to Gary Neville.

All three players are out of contract at the end of the summer with their respective futures remaining unresolved.

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To make matters worse, reports of Alexander-Arnold opting to depart his boyhood club to sign for Real Madrid gathered significant momentum earlier this week.



The Dutchman is also in danger of losing Van Dijk and Salah as free agents, creating a massive hole in his squad heading into his second summer as Liverpool boss.

During Thursday's edition of the Stick To Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, the Manchester United legend insisted that the Merseyside outfit will have not the funds available to replace their three superstars if they were all to leave.

"At the end of the season, it will leave Liverpool a huge hole if those three players [Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold] leave on a free," Neville said.

You’re talking about one of the best strikers in Europe, one of the best centre-halves in Europe and one of the best right-backs in Europe."

Arne Slot may need to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold who reportedly is close to a move to Real Madrid(Image: PA)

Slot, 46, has had minimal business to contend with in his first two transfer markets at Liverpool, signing only Federico Chiesa and Giorgi Mamardashvili, with the latter joining the club this summer.

“I said that I thought he [Trent Alexander-Arnold] had to get more serious about his defending – I’ve said that constantly – or else it will cause him problems," he said.

Alexander-Arnold could link up with England team-mate Jude Bellingham at Real Madrid(Image: AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

"I think it will cause him a problem at Real Madrid because they have Federico Valverde, who is playing right-back currently, and Dani Carvajal when he’s back – he’s going to have some serious competition.

They are brilliant players, and he’s going to find it tough there.

“[On whether Valverde and Carvajal are better than Trent] I think Carvajal, from a balance of going forward and back – the problem is that he’s 32 and has had a bad injury – but for me, Carvajal is a better full-back than Trent because of what he gives to the team.

"It’s unbelievable what Valverde is doing for them at the moment, so he’s going to have competition when he goes."

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