Liverpool facing potential risk of losing Mo Salah: A look at ongoing contract dilemmas across the Premier League clubs

Some of the top players in the world, including Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, and Kevin De Bruyne, may be on the verge of leaving their clubs as their contracts are set to expire at the end of the season.

Here, we take a look at the key contract situations surrounding each team in the top flight of English football as time continues to tick down.

Arsenal

Mikel Arteta's focus will lie within the midfield as Thomas Partey and Jorginho approach the end of their respective deals at the Emirates Stadium.

Mikel Merino's £31.6m arrival from Real Sociedad adds congestion to the middle of the park and decisions much be made regarding the futures of the expiring duo.

Raheem Sterling will also have from now until the end of the season to make a lasting impression in north London, with no obligation to buy inserted into his Deadline Day move from Chelsea.

Aston Villa

While the importance of Kortney Hause and Robin Olsen's expiring deals next summer won't be top of the priority list, Villa will have one eye on the summer of 2026.

Emi Buendia. Tyrone Mings, Diego Carlos and Lucas Digne will be high earners at the club and the return Unai Emery's side could get for any potential sale, if they want to cash in, will significantly decrease once they enter the final year of their deals.

Bournemouth

Adam Smith, 33, marks the lone contract decision the Cherries will have to make ahead of the summer. Smith will have been at the club for more than a decade once this deal expires and continues to feature in Andoni Iraola's plans, with his latest outing arriving off the bench during the 3-2 win against Everton.

Brentford

Despite the transfer saga involving Ivan Toney finally coming to an end, Thomas Frank must continue to think about outgoings within his squad with Christian Norgaard, Josh Dasilva and Ben Mee all currently heading for the exit door as things stand.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Defender Joel Veltman, who was involved in Declan Rice's red card incident at the Emirates, will likely be the priority in terms of contract negotiations for Fabian Hurzeler's side.

Meanwhile, a decision regarding Tariq Lamptey's future at the Amex Stadium, after being limited to just 13 starts in the Premier League across the last season, is looming for the hierarchy at the club.

Chelsea

Expiring deals aren't really an issue at Stamford Bridge due to the length of contracts being offered by the club. The newly signed nine-year deals for Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson being clear examples of this.

The obligation to sign Jadon Sancho on a permanent deal from Manchester United, after sealing a loan move to the club on Deadline Day, will also reportedly be triggered if Chelsea finish within the top 14 teams in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace

The Eagles could be one of the more active teams in immediate negotiations. Tyrick Mitchell's deal will expire in the summer but attention must also shift to Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze - who have two and three years left on their deals respectively - which will likely spark transfer interest from across the globe.

Newcastle United came close to signing Guehi and if the club want to avoid similar situations in the future, extending their current terms will be key.

Everton

Many teams would look at contracts ticking down as an issue but for Everton it offers them a chance to reset their squad - which they may vitally need.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Michael Keane, Idrissa Gueye, Joao Virginia, Ashley Young, Seamus Coleman and Asmir Begovic are the players all potentially heading for the exit door.

Fulham

Adama Traore's start to the 2024/25 season, with one goal and one assist across his two games, could prompt Fulham to trigger the one-year extension option that was inserted into his deal when he first arrived at Craven Cottage in 2023.

Forward Raul Jimenez and Carlos Vinicius also hold similar options in their deals.

Ipswich Town

It's been a busy few months of recruitment for the Tractor Boys following their promotion to the Premier League and they might not be done there, with nine first-team players currently out of contract at the end of the 2024/25 campaign.

This includes the expiring loan deals of midfield duo Kalvin Phillips and Jens Cajuste, although the latter will reportedly be converted to a permanent deal if certain conditions are met.

Leicester City

Jamie Vardy might be approaching his 38th birthday but after pushing forward his comeback from injury, due to his side having no recognised striker at the time, and then going on to score the crucial equaliser in their Premier League opener against Tottenham, his importance to the side is still clear to see.

New terms with a possible route into coaching should be discussed.

Liverpool

A lot was made of Liverpool's transfer business - or lack of - during the summer, but it's arguably the business they can do within the walls of Anfield that are most important now.

First-team trio Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all on expiring deals and while the right-back is yet to comment on his future, his veteran team-mates have been open about the latest developments.

Speaking to following the 3-0 victory against Manchester United - where he had a hand in all of the goals - Salah claimed it would be "last year" at Anfield and that "nobody has talked" to him about a new deal.

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