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By SIMON JONES and LEWIS STEELE and JEORGE BIRD Published: 06: 51 AEDT, 9 December 2024 | Updated: 08: 45 AEDT, 9 December 2024 27 View comments Liverpool have made a contract offer to tempt star man Mohamed Salah to remain at the club beyond this season – though no agreement is close yet. The Egyptian said he was ‘more out than in’ two weeks ago and talked of his disappointment in the club for a lack of progress. But deals are on the table for Salah, captain Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold to extend their contracts. Nothing is agreed for any of the trio just yet but talks are ongoing. All three are entitled to speak to foreign clubs – and in theory agree a deal to join them – from January 1. Salah, who has been at Liverpool since 2017, has again emphasised his importance to the club this season by scoring 13 goals and providing eight assists in 14 Premier League appearances. The Egypt international had expressed concern last month about not having received a contract offer from the club. Liverpool fly to Girona this afternoon for Tuesday’s Champions League clash after a surprise rest on Saturday when the Merseyside Derby was postponed due to Storm Darragh. Liverpool have made an opening contract offer to Mohamed Salah as they look to keep him Arne Slot will be eager for Salah, whose deal expires at the end of the season, to stay Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have also received proposals for new deals Liverpool's encouraging start to the season under Arne Slot - they are four points clear of their closest challengers Chelsea at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand - could help to encourage Salah to stay. Ensuring that Alexander-Arnold, 26, and Van Dijk, 33, remain at Anfield will also be hugely important for Liverpool. Last month, Salah had revealed his disappointment at not having been offered a new deal by Liverpool at that stage. Speaking to a small selection of reporters after Liverpool's win at Southampton, Salah said: 'We are almost in December and I haven't received any offers yet to stay in the club. I'm probably more out than in. 'You know I have been in the club for many years. There is no club like this. But in the end it is not in my hands. As I said, it is December and I haven't received anything yet about my future. 'I love the fans. The fans love me. In the end it is not in my hands or the fans' hands. ' In total, Salah has scored 226 goals in 370 appearances for Liverpool. During his time at the club he has won the Premier League, the Champions League, the FA Cup and two League Cups. Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group