Which player is the contract priority?

A Liverpool-related question was put to BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty in Monday's Q&A.

Joe asked: If Liverpool were to only sign one of the three (Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk or Mohamed Salah), which do you think should be the priority? Obviously, Trent has age and value on the other two, but maybe not quite the same level of importance to the team - game in, game out.

Phil answered: The ideal would be for all three to sign, but as you asked me, I would make Salah the priority if I had to choose one.

Salah is world class, one of Liverpool's modern greats, who is playing at the peak of his powers, even at 32, and is in magnificent physical condition. He is a match-winner, a game-changer, both as a creator and scorer. In my view he is irreplaceable in this Liverpool team.

I was stunned to hear him say he has not had a new contract offer from Liverpool's owners. Obviously his age will be a consideration - but how much would it cost to sign someone anywhere near his calibre as a replacement?

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