Liverpool expiring contracts: Who is free to leave in 2026 and 2027? When is Mohamed Salah leaving the Reds?

Premier League champions Liverpool have garnered a reputation for being one of the most efficiently run clubs in Europe, but with a number of contracts expiring in 2026 and 2027, the Reds are at risk of losing a number of key players for free in the next 15 months.

CEO Michael Edwards will be desperate to avoid a repeat of the saga that saw Trent Alexander-Arnold make a controversial switch to Real Madrid at the end of the 2024-25 campaign, but first-choice centre-back Ibrahima Konate - who has less than three months to run on his contract - has repeatedly been linked with Los Blancos.

Additionally, midfielder Curtis Jones has been the subject of interest from both Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan in recent transfer windows, and looks likely to depart in the summer as he approaches the final year of his own deal, frustrated with a lack of game-time.

Elsewhere, Mohamed Salah has decided to call time on his Reds career after nine record-breaking years at Anfield, and the Egyptian winger will be available for free at the end of 2025-26.

In the wake of Salah's exit announcement and the champions' clash against Manchester City on Saturday, Sports Mole takes a look at which Liverpool players have contracts that expire in June 2026 or in the summer of 2027.

Which Liverpool players are out of contract in the summer of 2026?

Mohamed Salah

Age: 33

Position: Winger

Transfer value: £26.2m

Joined: July 1, 2017

Joining fee: £36m

Liverpool appearances: 435

Liverpool goals: 255

Honours

Premier League (2): 2019-20, 2024-25
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

Mohamed Salah has been Liverpool's talisman up top since making the switch from Roma in the summer of 2017, but his time at the club is coming to an end having agreed to end his contract at the close of the 2025-26 campaign.

The Reds legend will go down in history as one of the best players to ever grace the Anfield pitch, and it remains to be seen where he might end up next given that his agent has confirmed that the 33-year-old's next destination has not been decided.

Ibrahima Konate

Age: 26

Position: Centre-back

Transfer value: £43.6m

Joined: Jul 1, 2021

Joining fee: £34m

Liverpool appearances: 173

Liverpool goals: 7

Honours

Premier League (1): 2024-25
FA Cup (1): 2021-22
EFL Cup (2): 2021-22, 2023-24
Community Shield (1): 2022

Despite a number of injuries, Ibrahima Konate has proven himself to be a force to be reckoned with in the Liverpool backline over the past few seasons.

However, the France international has entered the final few months of his Anfield deal and the Reds will be keen for him to extend his stay on Merseyside.

Andrew Robertson

Age: 32

Position: Left-back

Transfer value: £10.5m

Joined: Jul 21, 2017

Joining fee: £7.6m

Liverpool appearances: 372

Liverpool goals: 13

Honours

Premier League (2): 2019-20, 2024-25
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

Andrew Robertson came close to joining Tottenham in January, but he is set to remain on Merseyside as he enters the final six months of his contract.

Now 32 years old, the Scotsman is no longer first-choice at Anfield since the arrival of Milos Kerkez, and it seems unlikely that he will be with the Reds in 2026-27.

Rhys Williams

Age: 25

Position: Centre-back

Transfer value: £436k

Joined: 2011

Joining fee: Free

Liverpool appearances: 19

Liverpool goals: 0

Honours

None

Since his heroics in the 2020-21 season alongside Nat Phillips, Rhys Williams has failed to make a name for himself at Liverpool and has endured a few disappointing spells away too; he was recently on loan at Morecambe but did not leave permanently in 2025.

The centre-back looks set to leave on a free when his deal expires this summer, hoping to enjoy a strong career elsewhere.

Which Liverpool players are out of contract in the summer of 2027?

Alisson Becker

Age: 33

Position: Goalkeeper

Transfer value: £14.8m

Joined: July 19, 2018

Joining fee: £53.6m

Liverpool appearances: 332

Liverpool clean sheets: 140

Honours

Premier League (2): 2019-20, 2024-25
FA Cup (1): 2021-22
EFL Cup (2): 2021-22, 2023-24
Champions League (1): 2018-19
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2019
Club World Cup (1): 2019-20

Alisson has been Liverpool's undisputed number one for seven seasons, and while his throne could be claimed by Giorgi Mamardashvili in the years to come, the Brazilian has no intention of leaving before his deal runs out in 2027.

Virgil van Dijk

Age: 34

Position: Centre-back

Transfer value: £15.7m

Joined: January 1, 2018

Joining fee: £72.6m

Liverpool appearances: 364

Liverpool goals: 33

Honours

Premier League (2): 2019-20, 2024-25
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

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has won every trophy at the highest level of club football since joining the Reds in 2018, and he penned a new two-year deal at the end of 2024-25.

The Dutchman has shown no signs of slowing down physically, and the club will want him to stay on board to mentor the slew of young centre-backs that have been signed in recent windows. It will be intriguing to see whether Van Dijk extends beyond his 36th birthday.

Wataru Endo

Age: 33

Position: Defensive midfielder

Transfer value: £4.4m

Joined: August 18, 2023

Joining fee: £17.2m

Liverpool appearances: 87

Liverpool goals: 2

Honours

Premier League (1): 2024-25
EFL Cup (1): 2023-24
AFC Champions League (1): 2016-17
Japanese League Cup (1): 2016

Wataru Endo has never been more than a fringe midfielder during his time at Anfield, but the Japan international is open to staying on and hopes to win more trophies as he runs into the final 18 months of his contract.

Joe Gomez

Age: 28

Position: Centre-back

Transfer value: £13.1m

Joined: July 1, 2015

Joining fee: £4.2m

Liverpool appearances: 266

Liverpool goals: 0

Honours

Premier League (2): 2019-20, 2024-25
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

An exit in 2025 was mooted for versatile yet injury-prone defender Joe Gomez, but a transfer ultimately failed to materialise, and the centre-back still has an opportunity to finally score his first senior goal with Liverpool.

That being said, he may wish to depart this summer in order to secure more regular first-team minutes elsewhere.

Kostas Tsimikas

Age: 29

Position: Left-back

Transfer value: £8.7m

Joined: August 10, 2020

Joining fee: £11.2m

Liverpool appearances: 115

Liverpool goals: 0

Honours

Premier League (1): 2024-25
FA Cup (1): 2021-22
EFL Cup (2): 2021-22, 2023-24
Community Shield (1): 2022
Greek Super League (2): 2015-16, 2019-20

Kostas Tsimikas opted to join Roma on loan for 2025-26 after being pushed down to third-choice left-back following the arrival of Kerkez, though the Greece international could become the Hungarian's backup should Robertson leave in the summer of 2026.

Curtis Jones

Age: 24

Position: Midfielder

Transfer value: £34.9m

Joined: 2010

Joining fee: Free

Liverpool appearances: 218

Liverpool goals: 21

Honours

Premier League (2): 2019-20, 2024-25
FA Cup (1): 2021-22
EFL Cup (2): 2021-22, 2023-24
Community Shield (1): 2022
Champions League (1): 2018-19
Club World Cup (1): 2019-20

Academy graduate Jones has grown into one of the most progressive passers in the Premier League, but considering that he is yet to establish himself as a first-team player - partly due to injuries - he could leave in 2026.

The midfielder has been linked to Inter Milan and Tottenham in recent windows, and he would likely demand increased playing time in order to sign a contract extension at Anfield.

Calvin Ramsay

Age: 22

Position: Right-back

Transfer value: £1.3m

Joined: July 1, 2022

Joining fee: £4.2m

Liverpool appearances: 4

Liverpool goals: 0

Honours

None

Calvin Ramsay's Liverpool career is yet to take off due to injuries, and if Conor Bradley sticks around for a while, it is hard to see the Scotsman fulfilling his potential at Anfield.

The 22-year-old has made the matchday squad numerous times under Slot, but the manager has preferred to start midfielders such as Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back instead when the likes of Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong have been injured.

Stefan Bajcetic

Age: 21

Position: Defensive midfielder

Transfer value: £6.1m

Joined: January 1, 2021

Joining fee: £224k

Liverpool appearances: 22

Liverpool goals: 1

Honours

EFL Cup (1): 2023-24

Stefan Bajcetic came back to Liverpool following loan spells with Red Bull Salzburg and Las Palmas in 2024-25, and while his short-term future is at Anfield, a permanent exit from Liverpool cannot be ruled out.

The midfielder broke into the senior setup under Klopp and showed great promise, but injuries have severely hampered his progress, and it remains to be seen whether he can get back on track under Slot.