Arne Slot, Manger of Liverpool, offers a thumbs up after a Premier League match. (Photograph by Shaun Botterill/Getty Photos)
Liverpool attacker Diogo Jota has been linked with a transfer away from the membership on the finish of the season, however evidently the Premier League giants at the moment are set to open contract talks with him.
The participant has been linked with the transfer to Saudi Arabia in current months. A report from Soccer Insider claims that Liverpool will open contract talks with the participant in direction of the tip of the season.
In the meantime, Liverpool will open talks over a brand new cope with Ibrahima Konate and Luis Diaz as nicely. Each gamers have been fairly essential for the membership this season, and it’s no shock that Liverpool desires to maintain them on the membership for the long run.
Jota has been fairly underwhelming this season, and he has struggled with persistent damage issues. The participant is 28, and he’s unlikely to get any higher. This might have been the correct alternative for Liverpool to money in on him and usher in a youthful various.
Liverpool ought to money in on Diogo Jota
Liverpool have already secured the way forward for Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk. Nevertheless, the choice to supply Jota a brand new contract is sort of stunning. The participant is clearly on the decline, and he has not been capable of carry out at a excessive degree this season.
There isn’t any doubt that the Portuguese worldwide is a helpful participant, however Liverpool must be aiming larger in the event that they wish to win league title and the champions League subsequent season.
Jota earns £140k-a-week, and he has scored simply six league targets this season. Liverpool ought to rethink their choice to supply him a brand new deal in the summertime. There isn’t any doubt that he has been a helpful servant for the membership over the previous few seasons, however that is the correct time for Liverpool to maneuver him on and usher in an improve.