‘Liverpool re-sign two key players’ following Robbie Fowler’s revelation

Liverpool supporters are increasingly confident that the club has already re-signed two of their key players whose contracts are set to expire at the end of the season.

The futures of Virgil Van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, and Trent Alexander-Arnold have been major topics of discussion this season, with all three set to see their Anfield contracts run out in the summer.

Currently, these players can negotiate with foreign clubs and will become free agents when the summer transfer window opens. Liverpool icon Robbie Fowler has now shared his thoughts on the situation.

He told Amazon Prime: “I do have a little theory actually, and I don’t know if this is so far from the truth. I just think two of them have signed already, you know? For some reason, and maybe one hasn’t.
“The simple fact is the club can’t come out and say, ‘You have signed’ and the other one hasn’t, because it makes the other one look worse.
“There’s a possibility that may have happened. If two of them have signed and they come out and say, ‘We’ve signed them’ it puts so much pressure on the other one.”

Although Liverpool has yet to make any official statements regarding the trio’s contracts, fans are inclined to believe Fowler’s words.

Supporters feel that the club might be “protecting Trent from public pressure,” speculating that Van Dijk and Salah have already agreed to new terms.

Robbie could be right yanno, Salah & Virgil may have signed but they are encouraging and hoping for Trent to complete the trio. This photo by Mo can't be a coincidence, he's sending out a cryptic message. #Liverpool #LFC https://t.co/3XgRnImSsJ pic.twitter.com/n2jvJ9z159

— Liverpoolzy* (@Liverpool_zy) January 21, 2025

Seen this yesterday Fowler is right they won’t announce them the fans would all then be on Trent #LFC https://t.co/1aLxfai2IZ

— Aaron Price (@aaron_price88) January 20, 2025

Ive been saying this for a while. https://t.co/U69iZETXeg

— Scouser_Les_LFC (@Scouser_Les_LFC) January 20, 2025

This is what I've been saying for the past month. Although I don't see how that stays quiet. It's all to protect Trent why everything is being put on hold. https://t.co/63SspsAbLa

— Ben (@GasMaskHQ) January 20, 2025

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