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In his latest column, Sky Sports' Paul Merson believes Liverpool's treatment of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah's contract situations are "criminal" - as all three are on course to leave for free.

Alexander-Arnold's future has been the main topic of the last week, with talks progressing between the England international and Real Madrid over a free transfer.

With Van Dijk and Salah yet to commit to new terms, read below for The Magic Man's thoughts...



'I'd buy Van Dijk and Salah over anyone'

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.

Because I just don't know why you wouldn't have signed already.

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.

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

And to try and sort it out with six months to go is absolutely impossible.

So I don't know how Liverpool have let it go down to this.

And I don't know too many players that will turn Real Madrid down, if any.

He's going because it's Real Madrid.

Kick off 8:00pm

I don't know what teams Ange Postecoglou is going to play from now to that game