Let alone Trent Alexander-Arnold, forget the dozens of names that are flushed out every day by the transfer of rumors is a part of the company that they have to do that surpass everything.
Arne Slot. Tie him to a new, multi -year contract.
Simply put, he is now the most important man in the building. Alexander-Arnold is perhaps today's news, but will be tomorrow's chip paper. Adios, he is gone and Liverpool must now continue.
But one thing they will have learned from that Saga, without the fault of the new regime, is that they cannot let the contracts of key figures run and grow seeds of doubt about their future.
Last year, after convincing the hierarchy, Slot signed a three -year -old deal in conversations led by Richard Hughes that he was the man who led them to a brave new era after the legendary Jurgen Klopp.
The Dutchman had been on their radar for a while before the official contact was made with Julian Ward – who first met Slot as Loans Manager, later became a sports director and is now technical director at Fenway Sports Group – visited Feyenoord in Rotterdam for a few days.
Ward was officially there to see how certain European clubs worked, but it was clear that he was sniffing how Slot worked and secretly received references from the first hand as part of the club's due diligence.
Hughes then flew to meet in his house in Zwolle and sold a vision to him. You don't have to be a genius to find out what Hughes and Co now think: he has blown everyone away in the club with how meticulous he is.
There have been whispers from the Netherlands for several weeks that both parties would like to offer a new deal and that would be no surprise. He deserves to be supported in the handle – just as Klopp was in his reign for a few months.
To rip a contract and make a new, improved arrangement, is something that FSG has earlier with. The first was with Mohamed Salah who, after having scored more than 40 goals in his first campaign in Anfield, had torn, doubled and extended his contracting contract a week, while Real Madrid and others cut around.
But the biggest was with Klopp. When he arrived in October 2015, he received a deal of three and a half years. He was a natural force when he arrived in the building, burning in intensity and an ambition to transform the club, but the results were not great early.
Liverpool was defeated in his first few months by Watford, a poor Newcastle and West Ham. They had to climb a draw at home to West Brom and were defeated by Crystal Palace, when Klopp fans saw early.
But FSG knew he was the man. In mid -January 2016, Mike Gordon was already negotiations on new conditions. Klopp soon agreed a six -year deal.
Finally, this time next year without a new deal may reach, then what is to prevent the elite clubs on the continent from making a game to let him go further? Yes, his family is still in the Netherlands, but his feet are now under the table in Liverpool and he falls in love with the club.
Darmanin's weak apology does not wash
The problem with the apology is that it does not have the same impact as the statement. You may have missed the fact that Gerald Darmanin, the former Minister of the Interior, broke a few days ago a few days ago.
“It was a failure because I had not foreseen,” he joined. “That was a mistake on my part. I was led astray by my prejudices. The scapegoat was easy to find and I now apologize for Liverpool supporters. They were absolutely right to be injured. It was a mistake and a failure. '
Too good, it was. It took Darmanin for three years to say sorry for things he said in the aftermath of the 2022 Champions League final, but his words are meaningless. His prejudice helped to create one of the most useless and harmful stories in the recent memory of football.
Darmanin, together with terrified face -free men in suits in UEFA, the insinuation kicked that supporters in Liverpool would blame what happened in the Stade de France – when they were connected in limited spaces, disappointed by an insufficient ticket system, gassed by the police.
Those who were on the ground that night knew exactly what happened – you never forget what it is like to suffocate in Pepperspray and the splitting headache you leave behind – and luckily there were enough social media platforms to get the true stories out while the fiasco took place.
Yet there was a landslide of the Opprobrium aimed at the followers of Liverpool that it had all been to them. When someone speaks in Darmanin's position and adds fuel to the fire, this only encourages those with prejudices to think they were right.
It was only due to the fact that the fans of Liverpool were so tolerant and reluctant that no lives have been lost. Darmanin had not visited the Stade de France, he never spoke to someone who had experienced the trauma, but he still felt compelled to go on the attack.
In February 2023, an independent report shows that UEFA was responsible for an event that almost became a catastrophe. Darmanin has eyes. He could have read that and then apologized. Now doing, on a YouTube channel, it just wasn't.
Big Mama ready for movement
There is a lot of talk about the 'big summer' waiting in Liverpool, but it is easy to forget that they have already made one for next season.
Goalkeeper Giorgi Mhamardashvili will join the club from Valencia in a deal that is worth a relatively cheap £ 25 million plus a potential £ 4 million in add-ons. And confidentially understands that Georgia No. 1 will count in terms of finance for this summer.
There are no worries about profit and sustainability rules, but the reimbursement will be part of this summer's finances when performing the calculations.
The Valcia-Shot stopper, 24, was purchased as part of a forward planning measure last summer and after a striking euro 2024 for Georgia, Liverpool believes that they received a decent deal. They believed that he would not be available for such a price in the future.
Mamardashvili was not officially on loan in Valencia, who are 12th in La Liga who lost only one of their last 12 games, but there was an agreement for him to sign this summer.
Alisson has a year over his deal Plus the option to automatically activate the extension of a year – to bring his stay to at least 2027. Caoimhin Kelleher and Vitek Jaros stay in the club, but the first has expressed his wish for a NR. 1 elsewhere.
Really not made an official offer yet
Confidential readers were first aware of Real Madrid's wish to sign Alexander-Arnold on time for June's Club World Cup, with the intention of having this brutal move revealed in this column on March 26.
Sources in Spain now say that the 15-time champions of Europe are preparing a movement of approximately £ 800,000 to get him early from his contract but it is clear that no official offer has been made at the time of writing.
Really first time against Al Hilal on June 18 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. There is a small window for clubs from 1 June to 10 June to make additions to their team or to extend the deals of existing players. This would require Liverpool to play the ball and to release Alexander-Arnold early.
Chapeau of the media team
Arne Slot is perhaps an employee of the month in the AXA Training Center for sending Liverpool across the line in the Premier League title race – but the Mediamet also deserves a shoutout.
Not only the fabulously choreographed announcements for the contracts of Virgil van Dijk and Salah, but also the way in which they celebrated the Premier League title win.
Data shows that they achieved 72 -Million social media on Sunday and Monday after winning the competition, making it the most involved title win ever by a Premier League club in all major competitions.
The competition day alone saw 58 million engagement and they received half a million new followers. Small bin for an institution of this size, perhaps, but they have brought a considerable sum of money from that, because sites like X pay money to makers.
Who should be the new vice-captain?
A new vice-captain is needed for two years with Alexander-Arnold on the way to the outside. Let's look at the candidates and an opinion on how likely they are …
Mohamed Salah: Seems the obvious choice. Loves the club, is by most of the dressing room, has good relationships with everyone. But does the club want to think in the longer term and train a future captain?
Alisson: an impressive figure. In contrast to the popular opinion, I like the idea that a goalkeeper is wearing the bracelet. But the same as above on the disadvantages …
Andy Robertson: from what I witness, he is a naturally born leader. The Clown class that always makes jokes but also has his serious side and sends standards. He would be my choice, but again, he won't be there forever.
Curtis Jones: the local Lad and Boyhood Liverpool fan. If everything goes according to plan, he will be a decade here and he will be 24. Maybe not vice-captain, but he deserves a scream because he is in the new leadership group.
Alexis Mac Allister: I have seen a few shouts for him on social media. A sympathetic guy who seems humble and loved. But maybe he is too nice … You want someone who would be in the referee's ear and shout against teammates!
Reds Scout Egypt
Liverpool has a scouting present at the current Africa Cup of Nations tournament under the 20S in Egypt.
Youth recruitment is high on the agenda for the new regime with various recruitments in recent months. So far they have a Global Talent Scout in 2025, a regional scout for the Netherlands and Belgium and two more European regional scouts in the Netherlands.
They have made different employees in terms of loan management – a lead and loan performance analyst for Loingpad.
This weekend they looked at RB Leipzig and also kept clubs an eye on the whole world from real betis to river plate to name only two.
The Under 20 Africa Cup of Nations is the BreakOut podium for a number of stars, including the Leicester duo Patson Daka (Zambia) and Abdul Fatawu (Ghana), Andre Ayew (Ghana) and Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast). An 18-year-old Salah finished third with Egypt in 2011.