By OkayGoal
Alisson Becker wants to stay at Liverpool beyond the end of his contract next summer, and the goalkeeper has revealed that his agent is already talking to the club.
Alisson spoke after a string of big saves in Sunday’s 3-1 win at Crystal Palace, and it was the first time he had discussed his contract this season. His deal runs until June 2027, so as things stand he could walk away for nothing in the summer.
The 34-year-old joined Liverpool from Roma for £66.8m in 2018, a world-record fee for a goalkeeper at the time, and has made 347 appearances. In that time he has won two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup and two Carabao Cups.
Does Alisson want a new Liverpool contract?
The short answer is yes. Asked whether he wants to stay, the Brazilian said: “Yes, in my mind. 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.”
He went on: “But my will is to stay. I’m happy here, my family is happy here. 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.”
Asked if he had held talks with Liverpool over a new deal, he replied: “No, but my agent is talking with the club.” The club are not commenting on where things stand, which is how they handled the long-running contract talks with Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah.
He nearly left in the summer
This could easily have gone the other way. Alisson weighed up his options last season and considered a move to Juventus earlier this year. Liverpool triggered a one-year option in his contract in March, and with Salah and Andy Robertson leaving, he chose to stay at Anfield.
Last week Andoni Iraola said he did not know whether this would be Alisson’s last season, but that he hoped the goalkeeper could “continue for more time”. The head coach also made clear the decision rests with the player.
A reminder at Selhurst Park
The timing of his comments was no accident. Alisson has taken some criticism this season, and his distribution was punished in the defeat by Arsenal during a difficult week that also brought a loss to Fenerbahce.
At Palace he answered back. He produced a sharp reaction save from Daichi Kamada’s volley, and two minutes later Liverpool went ahead. He then pushed away Adam Wharton’s header at full stretch to keep his side in front at the break, as we covered in our Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool report.
He has played every minute in the Premier League and the Champions League this season, and was named one of Iraola’s vice-captains at the start of the season. Liverpool have kept four clean sheets in ten league games, but they have conceded ten goals in four Champions League matches.
“The consistency is not there yet”
Alisson was honest about where the team are. “Our reality is that we’re not doing as well as we can. It doesn’t mean that we are not doing well, we are doing well in so many games, but the consistency is not there yet,” he said.
“We have a top manager, top players. We are capable of great things,” he added. “We have to be patient but as players, in our mind, we don’t have time to waste.”
What would it mean for Mamardashvili?
Liverpool are not short of goalkeepers for the future. Giorgi Mamardashvili, now 26, has been the understudy since joining in the summer of 2024, when Liverpool eyed the Valencia keeper as Alisson’s long-term successor. A new deal for Alisson would leave the Georgian with a decision to make about his own future.
Then there is Lucca Brughmans. The 18-year-old will arrive from Genk next summer after a season back there on loan, where he has started every game. No decision has been made yet on whether he goes straight into the first-team set-up or starts in the academy.
Sporting director Julian Ward also has Van Dijk’s contract to sort out, with the captain’s deal expiring at the end of the season too. Both are big earners, and both have been constants at Anfield since 2018.
Verdict: give Alisson another year
Letting a goalkeeper of this quality leave on a free would be a big call, and Sunday showed why. A one-year extension makes sense for everyone: Alisson stays at the top level, Brughmans gets a season learning from him, and Liverpool keep an experienced leader in a young side still finding its way under Iraola.
The sticking point may be length. At 34, Alisson may want more security than a single year. But if he keeps playing like he did at Selhurst Park, Liverpool will find it hard to say no.