SLOT NEW DEAL? I'M HAPPY HERE

ARNE SLOT has opened the door on the possibility of a new Liverpool contract by admitting that he now understands why Jurgen Klopp decided to stay at Anfield for almost nine years.

- BY SIMON MULLOCK

The Reds boss (right) is closing in on the Premier League title in his first season after succeeding the German.

Captain Virgil van Dijk is now expected to give the Merseysiders another massive boost by following Mohamed Salah by signing a fresh deal that will keep him on Merseyside for another two seasons.