Liverpool endured a year of two halves in 2023.
With the start of the year being quite glum and dismal (apart from the signing of Cody Gakpo.)
To where we are now with Liverpool topping the Premier League and having lost just one top flight game all season.
At the start of 2023, it felt as if Liverpool were falling behind their rivals and not performing to the standards expected of them.
However, Jurgen Klopp managed to turn things around and has once again got the Reds’ fans believing that title number two during his stint with the club could be on the way.
However, something that would really put the icing on the cake would be for Klopp to extend his stay at Anfield.
The German’s current contract runs out in 2026 after he extended his stay with the club back in 2022.
Although the 56-year-old still has two years left at the club, it would put Liverpool’s fans’ minds at ease in regards to who would be at the helm of their club.
It would also allow FSG to lay out their future transfer windows and plan ahead accordingly.
Liverpool’s squad is perfectly aligned with Klopp’s vision and tactical choices.
Due to his unique style of play, it would be hard for another manager to come in and replicate the results he is getting out of his squad.
In addition, the entirety of the team look up to the German and it feels as if most of the squad see him as a father-figure.
Hence why, 2024 would be the start to a perfect year if he once again extended his stint at Anfield.
Why Mohamed Salah extending his contract would make 2024 ‘perfect’
Mohamed Salah is another member of the Liverpool squad who’s contract is set to expire.
His current deal runs out at the end of the 2024/25 season which doesn’t give Liverpool much wriggle room.
At the time of writing he is Liverpool’s highest paid player and with good reason.
In an article yesterday, we delved into the numbers behind Salah’s season thus far.
Glancing over the stats which were first laid out by Squawka on X, the Egypt international tops the charts for many different areas of the Premier League.
Not only does he have the most goals and assists in England’s top flight, he has also created the most chances.
There is no doubt that Salah will be sorely missed whilst he is representing his national side in the Africa Cup of Nations.
The attacker is currently in some of the best form of his career and is showing why he is often pitted alongside some of the worlds best.
Salah has shown this season why the Reds turned down a £150million bid from Al-Ittihad for him in the summer.
Without the 31-year-old, Liverpool would more than likely be in a much worse place than what they are now.
If the Anfield club extend Salah’s stay then it would without doubt be one of the best decisions of the clubs’ history.
It would also send a statement of intent to their title rivals that they mean business and that they are in it for long-haul.
Liverpool extending Salah’s contract is imperative to the squads future and would be some of the best news to come out of the Liverpool camp in recent memory.
It would also help create the perfect 2024 for Liverpool, especially if they go all the way in one of or both of the Premier League and Europa League.