Liverpool expiring contracts: Who is free to leave this summer and next?

The Merseyside giants managed to reclaim their status as Premier League title challengers in 2023-24, but not all will be around to witness the post-Klopp transition.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the Liverpool players whose contracts either expire at the end of June, or in the summer of 2025.

Which Liverpool players are out of contract this summer?

Joel Matip

Age: 32

Position: Centre-back

Transfer value: £6.8m

Joined: July 1, 2016

Joining fee: Free

Liverpool appearances: 201

Liverpool goals: 11

Honours

Premier League (1): 2019-20

FA Cup (1): 2021-22

EFL Cup (1): 2021-22

Community Shield (1): 2022

Champions League (1): 2018-19

UEFA Super Cup (1): 2019

DFB-Pokal (1): 2010-11

German Super Cup (1): 2011-12

During Liverpool's final match of the 2023-24 Premier League season against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Joel Matip was given an emotional send-off as eight years at Anfield came to an end.

The Cameroonian was a stalwart of Klopp's teams of old, winning both the Champions League and Premier League, but a severe ACL injury ruined his final campaign in Liverpool colours.

Thiago Alcantara

Age: 33

Position: Midfielder

Transfer value: £8.6m

Joined: September 18, 2020

Joining fee: £18.8m

Liverpool appearances: 98

Liverpool goals: 3

Honours

Bundesliga (7): 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20

La Liga (4): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13

FA Cup (1): 2021-22

EFL Cup (1): 2021-22

Community Shield (1): 2022

Champions League (2): 2010-11, 2019-20

UEFA Super Cup (2): 2011-12, 2013-14

DFB-Pokal (4): 2013-14, 2015-16, 2018-19, 2019-20

German Super Cup (3): 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19

Copa del Rey (2): 2008-09, 2011-12

Supercopa de Espana (3): 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12

Club World Cup (2): 2011-12, 2013-14

Thiago Alcantara's departure from Liverpool was confirmed on the same morning as Matip's exit, as the Spaniard prepares to take his leave on the back of four injury-hit seasons on Merseyside.

The ex-Bayern Munich and Barcelona man proved his worth to the Reds when fully fit, but he was restricted to just 98 games for the club, including only one in his last year.

Adrian

Age: 37

Position: Goalkeeper

Transfer value: £513,000

Joined: August 5, 2019

Joining fee: Free

Liverpool appearances: 26

Liverpool goals: 0

Honours

Premier League (1): 2019-20

FA Cup (1): 2021-22

EFL Cup (2): 2021-22, 2023-24

Community Shield (1): 2022

Club World Cup (1): 2019-20

UEFA Super Cup (1): 2019

While Thiago and Matip's departures were both announced within an hour of each other, there was no official confirmation of Adrian's exit at the end of his contract.

However, the 37-year-old goalkeeper has confirmed that he plans to seek a move elsewhere this summer and is particularly keen on a return to Spain.

Which Liverpool players are out of contract next summer?

Mohamed Salah

Age: 31

Position: Winger

Transfer value: £47m

Joined: July 1, 2017

Joining fee: £35.9m

Liverpool appearances: 349

Liverpool goals: 211

Honours

Premier League (1): 2019-20

FA Cup (1): 2021-22

EFL Cup (3): 2014-15, 2021-22, 2023-24

Community Shield (1): 2022

Champions League (1): 2018-19

UEFA Super Cup (1): 2019

Club World Cup (1): 2019-20

Swiss Super League (2): 2012-13, 2013-14

Barely a month goes by without a new story on the future of Mohamed Salah, who could walk away from the Reds for nothing in 2025 and saw his future plunged into even more uncertainty during his touchline row with Klopp.

However, the Egypt international is expected to remain on the books for the 2024-25 season, meaning that a new contract should almost certainly be in the pipeline.

Virgil van Dijk

Age: 32

Position: Centre-back

Transfer value: £25.7m

Joined: January 1, 2018

Joining fee: £72.4m

Liverpool appearances: 270

Liverpool goals: 23

Honours

Premier League (1): 2019-20

FA Cup (1): 2021-22

EFL Cup (2): 2021-22, 2023-24

Community Shield (1): 2022

Champions League (1): 2018-19

UEFA Super Cup (1): 2019

Club World Cup (1): 2019-20

Scottish Premiership (2): 2013-14, 2014-15

Scottish League Cup (1): 2014-15

Another fundamental Liverpool cog out of contract in 2025, Van Dijk added fuel to the fire surrounding his future when he admitted that he did not know what would lie in store after Klopp's exit.

The Dutchman has since clarified his comments, though, and the Reds are planning for life with Van Dijk donning the captain's armband for 2024-25.

Trent Alexander-Arnold

Age: 25

Position: Right-back

Transfer value: £59.8m

Joined: 2004

Joining fee: Free

Liverpool appearances: 310

Liverpool goals: 19

Honours

Premier League (1): 2019-20

FA Cup (1): 2021-22

EFL Cup (2): 2021-22, 2023-24

Community Shield (1): 2022

Champions League (1): 2018-19

UEFA Super Cup (1): 2019

Club World Cup (1): 2019-20

Trent Alexander-Arnold's contract now has a little over 12 months to run too, and the right-back - also capable of doing a job in midfield - is thought to have attracted the attention of Real Madrid.

There are few doubts about the 25-year-old's future, though, and Liverpool are confident that a renewal will go through without a hitch.

Nat Phillips

Age: 27

Position: Centre-back

Transfer value: £3m

Joined: August 1, 2016

Joining fee: Free

Liverpool appearances: 29

Liverpool goals: 1

Honours

Premier League (1): 2019-20

EFL Cup (1): 2021-22

Scottish Premiership (1): 2023-24

Alongside Rhys Williams, Nat Phillips excelled as an emergency centre-back in the 2020-21 season but has failed to kick on since, enduring loan spells elsewhere with mixed success.

Before departing the Reds for nothing in 2025, the Englishman is expected to be sold for a nominal fee this summer in search of regular game time elsewhere.