Jurgen Klopp believes his new Liverpool deal won't be a "decisive" factor on whether Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane will commit their long-term futures to the club.
The pair, along with striker Roberto Firmino and midfielder Naby Keita, have contracts which expire next summer and negotiations have dragged on for some time.
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Klopp signed a new two-year extension to his contract at Anfield on Thursdaywhich was due to expire in 2024, but with the German now staying until 2026, will his Liverpool stars be convinced to sign too?
"That is more a question for the boys, what it exactly means for them but all fine, my relationship with them is great,” he said.
"My point is in life there are more important things to think about, not only who is the manager but knowing who the manager and coaching staff is is an important thing because when you know what you have with other clubs where you could go, you don’t know exactly.
"There is no 100 per cent in this business but I think it is pretty likely I will stay for a little bit longer because other coaches are there at other clubs.
"If it is a positive sign for the boys, great, but I don’t think this will be the one decisive thing for whatever decision they want to make.
"If a player tells you early enough he wants to go then you have to deal with it: Is there a club that wants him, is there a transfer fee?
"If a player is coming at the last moment and tells you on Sunday when the transfer window closes on the Monday ‘By the way, I can’t stay here’ then (it’s) ‘Sorry my friend, that’s not possible’.
"To plan we need decisions at a specific point and that’s what we are working on.
"But I don’t judge people if they are loyal or not if they say during a contract ‘I want to go somewhere else and see what the weather is like or how the grass is there’.
"That’s not the case. I think you see loyalty in other areas."
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