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Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool's recent Carabao Cup final defeat and Champions League exit could significantly influence Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk's futures.

This leaves the Premier League as the only piece of silverware they can compete for in Arne Slot's inaugural season.

Despite being comfortably ahead in the Premier League - 12 points clear of second-placed Arsenal with nine games left - club legend Carragher believes these cup competition defeats could seriously impact Salah and Van Dijk's contract talks.



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Carragher shared his apprehensions about Liverpool's key players, suggesting that while they had the upper hand in the "PR battle" due to the trophy pursuits, the club now holds the advantage in contract negotiations.

He expressed: "You know what worries me, not from their point of view, more from a club's point of view - I mean, Van Dijk and Salah have almost come out and said they want to stay now, of course they do.

"I mean listen - Mo Salah's been saying he hasn't been offered contracts hasn't he

Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk could leave Liverpool this summer

"My feeling and my worry is it kept feeling like Mo Salah and Van Dijk were winning the PR battle because Liverpool is top of the league, had won every game in the Champions League, there was talk about trebles.

"I hope this isn't the case, but maybe the people of the club are going, 'Is this a little sign of things to come in the future

I mean you've [almost] won the league, we haven't won the Champions League, we haven't done that, you haven't won the Ballon d'Or'.

"I was actually thinking, I think this means the club are maybe not going to shift the goal posts at all, maybe only slightly, if you end up winning the league."

Even with the disappointment of the Carabao Cup loss and bowing out of the Champions League still fresh, Salah and Van Dijk have yet to voice any stance on their contract situations, which may hint at a rather encouraging sign.


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