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Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have committed their futures to Liverpool, but how did the club convince them to stay? And will that persuade Trent Alexander-Arnold to snub Real Madrid?

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has put pen to paper on a new contract at Anfield. Van Dijk’s previous deal had been due to expire at the end of the season and there had been growing speculation that the 33-year-old could be keen for a fresh challenge after seven-and-a-half years on Merseyside.