Liverpool has received two wonderful news in the last seven days, with Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk signing new contracts in order to extend their respective spells to Anfield.
Salah’s renovation was announced last week, and Van Dijk’s decision was made official on Thursday, days after he scored the winning goal for Liverpool’s 2-1 victory over West Ham, which was another step in the direction of Arne Slot, winning the Premier League.
Salah and Van Dijk have been two of Liverpool’s best performers this season, and although they were both at the age of thirty, there was a clear desire to stay in the club.
Salah and Van Dijk Staying is a perfect news for Liverpool
In its exclusive CAUGHTOFSIDE columnCollymore spoke of his delight in Salah and Van Dijk signing new contracts in Liverpool.
“It is excellent for Liverpool to retain the services of Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk. No matter how much money they are offered, because the money they would cost to replace them would be much more. Both are more than able to keep their levels for the next 2-3 years, even if they were much more.
“ In the case of Van Dijk, he is very able to maintain his natural capacity to read a party, even if he slows down; he only has this thing that so many other proponents does not. And with Salah, I do not see that he lost much of this critical rhythm two or three years on the line. The only thing that must be taken into account that he is taking place, which would cause injuries, but to manage it not too far away.
Collymore also believes that it was more important for Liverpool to retain the services of Salah and Van Dijk instead of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who seems to join Real Madrid as a free agent.
“If you had told me last summer that Liverpool would keep Salah and Van Dijk, but I would lose thirty Alexander-Arnold, he would have been doing floats; and I’m sure the followers will feel the same. This is an excellent player, but he is not so crucial for Arne Slot, because the other two. Conor Bradley is more than able to step on Dominikoszlai and Domini. Alexis Mac Allister.
