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Paul Merson on Liverpool contracts

Pundit Paul Merson says that it is 'criminal' how Liverpool have allowed themselves to fall into the trap of having Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold all running out of contract in a matter of months.

The former Arsenal and England player told Sky Sports: "I've been saying it for the last eight or nine months - I don't see any of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk signing at Liverpool.

Unless Liverpool are prepared to give them £30m, £40m in their bank account.



If Liverpool want to keep on being successful and go again next year, they've got to keep Van Dijk and Salah, assuming Alexander-Arnold has already gone.

"I think Van Dijk and Salah are the best in the business in their positions.

If you lose Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold, you've lost half of the back four.

And if you lose Salah, you're losing 30 to 40 goals a season.

It's criminal that you can let three of the top players in the world of football have their contracts run down, and they could leave for absolutely nothing, go anywhere they want."

Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson.
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