Alisson wants to stay at Liverpool beyond this season

Alisson Becker wants to stay at Liverpool beyond this season. The 34-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper has confirmed it, according to the Daily Mail, after his standout display at Crystal Palace on Sunday, where he kept his side in the game with several saves before the attackers settled the match. His contract runs out at the end of this campaign.

Alisson says that, in his mind, he is happy to stay, although he admits it depends on many factors. He says he is happy in the city, his family is too, and he still hungers for titles and wants to play at the top level for as long as he can. He also confirms that his agent is already in talks with the club over a new deal.

A one-year extension and Juventus interest

Last summer Liverpool triggered a clause that extended his deal by a year, after Alisson seriously considered a move to Juventus and held talks about a possible return to Turin. That extra year is the one now running out.

The replacements are already signed

The club has spent three years planning his succession and has signed several goalkeepers for more than £60 million combined. Giorgi Mamardashvili, 26, is first in the pecking order, and Liverpool believe he still has levels to step up. Lucca Brughmans will join from Genk in the summer for £28.3 million, after Liverpool beat Real Madrid to his signature. They have also signed Armin Pecsi and England youth keeper Zach Trinder from Wolverhampton.

According to BBC Sport, head coach Andoni Iraola said last week he did not know whether this would be Alisson's last season but hoped he could continue for longer. Meanwhile, the keeper has not been called up by Brazil for the second straight international window and will rest next week. He missed 54 games through injury and illness across the last two seasons, but seems to have put those problems behind him. The decision also affects Virgil van Dijk, whose contract expires at the same time, and sporting director Julian Ward faces two big decisions.