Liverpool keeping their royalty happy at Anfield with new contract offers

In this world we live in you pay money for quality. The more money you spend the better the product. Some teams pay millions to boost their striking force. Liverpool invested their millions in their defence.

Van Dijk was the first of the formidable duo to join in 2018 for a then record-breaking transfer fee. He was the most expensive defender at £75m before Harry Maguire left Leicester City for £80m last summer.

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After six months, Alisson Becker followed from AS Roma as the most expensive goalkeeper signing at £67m in July 2018. That’s £142m on just two additions, which is rather unheard of from the Anfield side. Was it worth it? Every penny, as results and records broken show to date.

As said earlier, on course to their first league title in 30 years, plus already ex-champions of Europe, as well as the Super Cup and Club World Cup. The two brought instant success to the English club. They are a couple of rare hybrids among normal practical petrol cars.

Before the two stepped in and solidified the defensive system at the club, they have gone from conceding 84 goals in the 2017/2018 season, to being named as the best defensive team in consecutive campaigns.

During the 17/18 term, Liverpool was the joint second-worst defensive outfit of the top six. They bragged the joint second-worst defence in the league with Antonio Conte‘s Chelsea, behind Spurs Man United, and Man City.

Last season they collected 21 clean sheets (One more than Man City, the second-best defensive team but the champions of the Premier League) conceded a few amount of 22 goals, managing to lose only one game of the 39 played.

What are the deals on the table?

No specifics have been handed out. All that has been reported is that they will both receive pay increases, and their new deals will commit them to Anfield long-term, keeping them at the club for the best days of their playing careers.