Liverpool get last laugh as Jurgen Klopp contract concern prompts two transfer options

Here is your Liverpool morning digest for Monday, May 2.

Jurgen Klopp’s contract has inevitably been the main talking point at Liverpool this week after the German penned a new two-year extension to commit his future to the Reds until 2026, briefly stealing attention away from the likes of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in the process,

Normality was resumed on Friday, however, when the German was asked how much his Anfield stay would impact the two forwards’ decisions regarding their own futures ahead of their own contracts expiring in 2023. Now close to the final 12 months of their deals, along with Naby Keita, Roberto Firmino and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, such talk is not going to away anytime soon for as long as their futures remain unresolved.

But there’s one contract decision that remains overlooked at Anfield - that of James Milner’s.

The 36-year-old’s deal expires this summer and so far there has been no sign of an extension, despite Klopp publicly admitting he wants his vice-captain to stay put. As Liverpool chase an unprecedented quadruple, Milner could now find himself in the final weeks of his Anfield career.

Yet you wouldn’t have known he was an ageing midfielder with an uncertain future based on his performance against former club Newcastle, as Klopp handed him his first Premier League start since the Reds’ 2-2 draw at Chelsea in their first game of 2022.

Against the Magpies, Milner was exemplary as he led by example alongside Jordan Henderson and covered every blade of grass, mocking any suggestion that his legs were going in the process.

Only Virgil van Dijk could better his total of 60 passes, while his total of 73 touches was the joint-best on the pitch. Meanwhile, his six tackles, including the one in the