Liverpool fans were treated to wonderful news on Wednesday evening when Paul Joyce broke the news that Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk are close to agreeing contract extensions at Anfield.

As subsequently reported by David Ornstein, the long-serving duo are expected to sign two-year deals which’d keep them on Merseyside until 2027, by which stage the Egyptian will have just turned 35 and the current Reds captain will be about to celebrate his 36th birthday.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, the other major first-team name whose contract had been inching towards its expiry, looks as though he’ll join Real Madrid on a free transfer in a few weeks’ time, but the gut-punch over that prospective exit could now be offset by the men in shirt numbers 11 and 4 being on the verge of extending their stays.

None of those have been made official just yet, but assuming there aren’t any more late twists, this is when every current Liverpool first-team player will reach the end of their contracts, as per Transfermarkt:

Trent isn’t the only Reds player who seems likely to depart as a free agent this summer. Backup goalkeepers Davies and Jaros are also approaching the expiry of their respective contracts, and with neither getting any real look-in under Arne Slot, they could seek a new challenge from the start of next season.