Mohamed Salah signed a new Liverpool contract this week. Sporting director Richard Hughes has plenty more work to get done before his to-do list shrinks in size.

This week has brought with it fresh optimism that at long last Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk will renew their Liverpool contracts. The contract issue has been a sideshow in the Reds’ season, with Arne Slot’s side looking good to win the Premier League title despite a setback last week at Fulham.