Jamie Redknapp and Daniel Sturridge disagree on Liverpool’s rebuilding priority as two deals are pursued

Liverpool have been told to offer Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold new deals before welcoming any new faces to Anfield this summer. The pair were instrumental in the Reds’ recent victory over Tottenham, with the Egypt international opening the scoring just quarter of an hour into the match.

Salah’s current contract is due to expire next year and although Liverpool rejected a hefty £150million bid from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad last summer, his mixed performances this season have sparked speculation that his future – especially with Jurgen Klopp’s imminent departure at the end of the season.

Interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia is expected to resurface in the 31-year-old, leaving the Reds with limited time to secure his stay or risk losing him on a free transfer next year. Jamie Redknapp has highlighted Salah’s situation as the club’s most pressing issue this summer.

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Speaking to Sky Sports, as quoted by the Mirror, the former Liverpool midfielder suggested that Salah could leave Anfield. Redknapp said: “The first thing is that when you look at the contract situation, there are players who obviously have Trent and Virgil Van Dijk, they’ve only got one year left on their contract.

“I think I won’t be surprised if Mo Salah goes in the summer. I see he’s now 32 in June. I wouldn’t be surprised if, and I think with Liverpool, he can get the money, the right money, and they won’t say that they will sell, I saw that they would have left last year.

While Salah would be the priority if Redknapp was in charge at Liverpool, Daniel Sturridge insisted Alexander-Arnold should be the center of attention. The right-back played again despite an injury-hit season.

His contract is entering its final two years, with a host of rival teams becoming interested in his services. The former Liverpool striker believes the time is right to hand Alexander-Arnold a long-term deal to secure his future.

“It’s a tough one because I think all the top clubs in Europe will be sniffing,” Sturridge said. “Then you have Liverpool, who I think have to do everything in their power to get him (Alexander-Arnold) to sign on the dotted line.

“You can’t lose a man from Trent, you know, he’s from the city. You talk about guys like Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher who have represented a club and I think that’s what you want for Trent.

“Of course, Mo (Salah) and Virg (Van Dijk), they’re guys that, you know, they’ve brought. They were absolutely world class for the football club. But the local lad from Trent who has become a superstar at the football club, he’s the one you want to make sure of.”