Liverpool triple contract claim emerges amid 'disappointed' Mohamed Salah admission

The majority of the transfer speculation concerning Liverpool at the moment centres around three of their own players. Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk are all currently out of contract at the end of the season as things stand.

Talks remain underway with each player and their representatives over potential extensions. From January, Salah, Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk would be able to sign a pre-contract agreement with clubs outside England if new deals are not agreed with Liverpool.

In the case of Salah, talks between the club and his agent, Ramy Abbas, remain ongoing. The Egyptian gave an interview after Liverpool's win over Southampton, where he admitted he is "disappointed" not to have had a breakthrough with negotiations over a new contract.

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Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol has claimed that Liverpool would not allow all three of Salah, Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk to leave Anfield in one summer on free transfers. However, it has been claimed that one rival club may be the reason why any of the trio may decide to depart.

"I think it's down to money and that one or two of those players may have very tempting offers from other clubs," said Solhekol on Sky Sports News.

"We have to get real, I would think it's almost impossible that Liverpool are going to lose all three of those players. I think almost certainly at least two of them will sign new contracts.

"One of them may leave, but they're not all going at the same time. There's no way that Liverpool would let that happen."

"The only way you do that [leave Liverpool] is if Real Madrid want you," Solhekol added. "If they want you and they're getting you on a free transfer, they can give you an incredible signing-on fee, incredible wages.

"Playing for Real Madrid, who are the best club in the world, your profile goes to a different level. And Real Madrid would say to you, 'It's now or never - if you don't come now, we're going to sign someone else'.

"So it's only the lure of Real Madrid that would tempt anyone to leave Liverpool at the moment."