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The Frenchman is out of contract in 2026, and his steadiness and dominance in one of the best defences in the league makes it imperative to keep him around.

Luis Diaz is Liverpool's second-highest league scorer this term(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

It might get overshadowed by Mohamed Salah's return (okay, it will get overshadowed) but Diaz has played a more than able supporting role in Liverpool's attack.

There have been some big contributions, though, not least with the late, match-winning brace against Brentford in January.

For the first half of the season, Mac Allister was making his case for the title of 'Liverpool's best performer not named Mohamed Salah'.

Okay, yes, probably with the goals and assist - the combined total of which hit Premier League record levels in mid-April.

Mohamed Salah leads the Premier League for goals and assists(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Salah has been untouchable this season, so much so that a new deal felt more urgent than ever.

He's also been an able stand-in at right-back on occasion, though it remains to be seen how Slot uses the academy talent next term.

Cody Gakpo has found things tougher in the second half of the season(Image: Getty Images)

It has been a season of two halves for Gakpo.

The Scotland international was never going to maintain the stratospheric standards of his best Liverpool seasons, but this is the first year where the need for a succession plan has begun to look important.

At the start of the season, some wondered whether Liverpool's failure to land Martin Zubimendi would prove their undoing.

Ryan Gravenberch made light of that idea and then some, reinventing himself as the midfield anchor the Reds didn't know was right in front of them.

Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring Liverpool's winner at Leicester(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

There have been some difficult days for Alexander-Arnold, not least at the height of the Real Madrid speculation.