Erling Haaland’s long-term contract extension with Manchester City highlights Liverpool’s mishandling of player negotiations. City’s confidentiality and early contract talks have prevented media speculation and player unrest, unlike Liverpool’s situation with Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Virgil van Dijk. Liverpool’s indecision and failure to offer timely extensions have left them facing the possibility of losing key players as free agents.
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