Liverpool told star player 'is gone' as worrying claim made about his contract hours before Man City clash

Liverpool have been told that one of their star players 'is gone' ahead of their clash against Manchester City.

On Sunday afternoon, all the attention will be on Anfield as Premier League leaders Liverpool take on reigning champions City.

Pep Guardiola's men are currently in the middle of a horrible run of form, having not tasted victory in their last six matches.

In contrast, Liverpool have only been beaten once this season and is currently top of the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League.

However, despite their positive start to the 24/25 season, concerns remain over the future of some of their star players.

Star trio Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah will walk away for free at the end of the campaign if they fail to agree a new contract with the club.

Speaking ahead of Liverpool vs City, former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp believes Salah is ‘as good as gone’.

He told The Sun: "Even at 32, if you gave him a three-year contract next summer, he isn’t going to suddenly fall off a cliff with his fitness or his play.

"But if I were in Arne Slot’s place, as his manager at Anfield, I’d be thinking that Salah is gone after this season, no matter what cryptic messages he puts out to muddy the waters over his future. If he hasn’t signed by now, then to me Salah is gone, despite those comments about the club not coming up with a new offer like he did.

"Last summer Liverpool could have got more than that but the move to Saudi’s Pro League didn’t come off — that surprised me. Now of course, in the age of the Bosman free transfer, a lot of what Liverpool would have collected will go Salah’s way."

Mohamed Salah's contract is set to expire at the end of the season. Image: Getty

Redknapp added: "He has a choice. If he is purely football driven, stay at Anfield. But even for someone like him, if clubs are dangling crazy figures in front of you, it becomes difficult to turn down.

"He could have gone last year but was probably thinking that most of the £100m or even £200m Liverpool would have got for him, will be going his way in 12 months’ time, so he is sitting it out.

"In some ways if he wins the Premier League title again with Liverpool this season, it seems like a fitting way to go out. You have to be honest and think to yourself that this uncertainty has been dragging on for so long now that it makes things even more certain. That he is leaving."

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