Liverpool's Alisson Becker Speaks About His Reds Future as Contract Talks Confirmed

Liverpool's number one, Alisson Becker, has been the club's best goalkeeper in years, if not the greatest to ever stand between the sticks for the Reds in the club's history.

But with his current contract expiring at the end of the 2026/27 season, it has been unclear whether the 34-year-old would extend his stay at Anfield beyond the nine-season mark.

As he is in the final year of his deal, Alisson is free to sign a pre-contract with any club outside of England in January ahead of a move in the summer, and there has been a queue of clubs trying to persuade the two-time Premier League winner to join them over other teams.

One of the first links that appeared was to Italian giants Juventus. This was a major talking point at the start of the summer transfer window, but Alisson committed to Liverpool and made it clear that he wished to remain on Merseyside for this campaign.

However, that hasn't put Juventus off, and they still want to try and sign the Brazilian shot-stopper on a free transfer next summer, seeing him as a big part of plans to bring the two-time Champions League winner back to the summit of world football.

Another interested club in Alisson has been from his native Brazil, where Flamengo have reportedly expressed an interest in signing the goalkeeper on a free transfer next summer, with the idea of Alisson returning to his home nation set to be a major pulling factor for the experienced international.

But there are a few hurdles that would need to be jumped in order for the Brazilian side to make that deal happen.

Firstly, it isn't clear whether Alisson would like to leave European football, and he may feel that he still has a lot to give at the highest level, something that playing in a top five league on the continent would give him.

Additionally, while Flamengo have discussed the option of bringing Liverpool's goalkeeper in, internally there are question marks about whether they could afford the superstars' wages, even without the issues of agreeing a transfer fee.

In a dramatic u-turn compared to what appeared to be an impending exit, Paul Gorst has reported today that Alisson Becker wants to remain at Liverpool beyond this season, and the player himself has also revealed that his agent is in discussions with the club over a new deal:

The two things that has fans skeptical over giving Alisson Becker a new deal have been his form and his ability to stay fit for the majority of the season.

So far this campaign, fitness has not been an issue with him playing all of Liverpool's Premier League and Champions League fixtures so far.

As for his form, it has been a little bit up and down, with errors against Arsenal and Fenerbahce, but then a match-winning performance against Crystal Palace.

If he can continue to show that level of quality and excellence in goal for Liverpool, then the club would be silly not to offer him an extension, especially when both the player and the manager have now expressed their desire to continue the relationship beyond this season.

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