Liverpool has five senior players whose contracts are due to expire in the summer of 2027, but not all of them should be in line for extensions beyond that point

After Alisson Becker's excellent performance against Crystal Palace, the goalkeeper spoke openly about his contract situation. His "will", he said, is to stay beyond the end of the season.

As things stand, Alisson's Liverpool contract is set to expire at that point. Having had transfer interest from Juventus in the summer, there was a school of thought that he might fancy a new challenge. Not so, though, it seems: it couldn't be clearer that the 34-year-old and his family are happy where they are.

"Yes, in my mind," Alisson told reporters at Selhurst Park when asked if he wants to extend his deal. "I'm focused on playing every game, but in my mind I’m happy to stay.

"You know, that depends on a lot of aspects and different situations. But my will is to stay. I’m still hungry for titles and for delivering good performances. I still want to play at the top level for as long as I can. So that's my thinking on that."

Given that Alisson is still performing well, that he is so experienced, and that it is so hard to find quality goalkeepers who tick as many boxes as Liverpool needs, it makes sense that he would be given an extension.

But including the Brazilian, there are five senior Liverpool players whose current contracts are set to run down at the same stage, so the decisions will not end there.

Like Alisson, Virgil van Dijk is well into his 30s and now in the final part of his career, but the Liverpool captain fits the same bracket. He is still performing well and is a major part of the locker room.

Van Dijk is currently helping guide Jeremy Jacquet, and with Giovanni Leoni having been out injured for so long, there is not as obvious a player to step up and take on his minutes as there might have been had his move gone to plan.

Keeping Van Dijk, should he be willing to pen a one-year extension, would appear to be a logical move.

Elsewhere, another defender in Joe Gomez is set to be out of contract next summer. The long-serving, versatile star has not been a regular for some time, but his value is clear too.

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In addition to being a homegrown player, he is capable of playing any defensive role. Should he be happy to remain as a squad option, it would be the right call to keep him around.

Kostas Tsimikas, though, is a different case. Having returned from a loan at AS Roma, he has produced mixed performances to date, and it would be useful to have a stronger player pushing Milos Kerkez for minutes.

Even more obviously, Wataru Endo, who is yet to play a minute under Andoni Iraola, is likely to move on too. The Japanese midfielder, who turns 34 in February, has never offered the kind of in-possession quality required.

Beyond those five, there are decisions to be made on the likes of Alexis Mac Allister too. The others, however, are already tied down for longer. Most pressing are decisions on Alisson and Van Dijk.