Jurgen Klopp’s first regime was coming to an end, and Liverpool stepped into the second. The team quickly moved away from the front three, with Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, and Cody Gakpo all joining the team immediately.
In this summer’s transfer market, a generational shift in the midfielders was pushed forward, with Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo, Ryan Gravenberch, and four other players joining the team, and the departure of long-serving players like Jordan Henderson.
While the next point of reinforcement is seen as the final line, it is increasingly likely that veteran players will leave the team following this summer and next summer as their contracts expire. According to ESPN, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcántara, Adrián, and other players over the age of 30 are unlikely to be offered new contracts by the club.
On the other hand, the contracts of mainstays such as Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, and Trent Alexander-Arnold are getting shorter, and Liverpool is focusing on renewing the contracts of its mainstays, which may lead to further team turnover.
Matip has been a regular contender this season, but suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and is out for the season. The former Schalke defender, who will be 33 next year, is not expected to have a bright future and may leave the club at the end of the season, as he has an injury history to begin with.
As for Thiago, he is more limited in the games he can play than Matip. He spends almost half of every season off the bench and cannot be counted as a team asset. His magical passing on the pitch is appealing, but his body does not seem to be up to the intensity of the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Adrian, who was expected to leave the club this summer, has agreed to a one-year contract extension. He was expected to leave the club this summer, but agreed to a one-year contract extension, and although he has been a key player in the goalkeeping lineup, playing alongside Alisson Becker and Caoimhín Kelleher, it may be time for him to leave Anfield.
Will the three players above leave the team after this season?