Liverpool Champions League winner Dietmar Hamann believes Mohamed Salah is "desperate" for his contract situation to be resolved at Anfield. And the former Reds midfielder has urged his old club to make a move for Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez as they start to plan for a future without Andy Robertson.

Salah - along with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold - has entered the final six months of his present deal at Liverpool and is now able to hold talks with clubs from abroad over a prospective free transfer in the summer.

The Egyptian admitted after Sunday's 5-0 win at West Ham United that he was "far away" from agreeing a new deal with the Reds despite having previously intimated his desire to stay while expressing frustration over the time being taken over negotiations.

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The 32-year-old has been in outstanding form this season having contributed 20 goals and 17 assists in just 26 games in all competitions to help Arne Slot's side move eight points clear at the Premier League summit, stand top of the Champions League table and move into the League Cup semi-finals.

And Hamann said: "Mo Salah is out of contract but there’s a good chance he stays at Liverpool. You can’t plan these things, though, and I’m sure he’s desperate to get it sorted.

"If they were to win the league and Champions League, it might be a good time to go out on a bang and go to another club, time will tell them.

"Any club would be foolish not to sign Salah and show interest in January. Typically you would have to be careful about strikers or offensive players hitting the age of 32. With Salah there are no issues. The question will be, after having such a great time at Liverpool will he want to play anywhere else? He has played at Chelsea previously - which didn’t work out for him.

"This is something only he could decide. Personally, I can’t see him in anything other than a Liverpool shirt.

"I’m sure a lot of teams would love to take him. I would give him a couple of years and then would like to see what happens because anything can happen at his age. The way he has been speaking, I don’t think he has any intention to leave. I think he will stay."

Regardless of what happens with Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool will strengthen their squad in the summer with left-back likely to be a position assessed with Robertson now in his 30s and Kostas Tsimikas not a regular.

And speaking to BoyleSports, who offer the latest Liverpool vs Man Utd odds, Hamann believes highly-rated Bournemouth youngster Kerkez could be a realistic option.

"Milos Kerkez is a brilliant player," he said. "We see it time and time again in the Premier League. If you play well, you will gain a lot of interest.

"It’s a position Liverpool should definitely look at. Robertson is a great player who is having a dip at the moment. If there is a player with the level of Kerkez or Alphonso Davies, why not go for it.

"Kerkez reminds me of John Arne Riise a lot. Riise liked to bomb forward and was a very attacking left back. He had a great strike on him. It’s a bonus if you have a full-back who defends very well and is able to score, set goals up and cross a few balls in. It makes the game a lot easier."