Liverpool had a lackluster start to last season and continued to underperform. Although they bounced back in the final stages of the season, they failed to finish in the fourth place in the Premier League and were sent to the Europa League.
In order to return to the Champions League next season, Liverpool made a drastic change in the midfield during the transfer market last summer.
The forward line was also moving away from the front three, and a move for a new center back was underway, and it seemed that a new chapter had begun under Jurgen Klopp.
However, the German manager decided to step down at the end of the season and will start next season under a new manager.
Irish midfielder Jason McAteer, who played for Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers during his playing days, suggested that the coaching change could affect the departure of players whose contracts are about to expire, saying that Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk could leave if the team is in bad shape.
“Van Dijk signed for us (Liverpool) and puts it down to Klopp. But the other thing is players staying at the club. We know Mo Salah’s on the brink of possibly leaving at the end of the season and we don’t know how that’s going to pan out.”
“But Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk, their contracts are up in 18 months. I said yesterday if Klopp is there, they sign new deals and they continue the journey and fairy tale.”
“But a new manager, results might go the other way. We might have two managers when the contract negotiations start, the team might be in decline. And they will leave. So, all that is uncertainty as well,”
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