Alisson: Liverpool goalkeeper wants to stay at Anfield beyond contract expiry at the end of this season

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson says he wants to stay at Anfield beyond the end of the season when his contract expires.

The 34-year-old, who has come in for criticism from Liverpool fans this season, delivered a reminder of his quality in Sunday's 3-1 win at Crystal Palace with a string of important saves.

Liverpool decided to keep Alisson in the summer amid interest from Juventus after triggering a one-year option in his contract in March.

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Amid lingering doubts over his future, Alisson was asked if he wishes to continue at Anfield after his starring role at Selhurst Park.

"Yes, in my mind," he said. "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.

"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."

Liverpool signed Alisson from Roma in 2018 for £67m, a world-record fee for a keeper at the time, and he has gone on to win two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup and two Carabao Cups.

Andoni Iraola, the Liverpool head coach, said last week that he hopes Alisson will stay at Anfield, but said the decision rests with the goalkeeper.

Alisson's latest comments will be sure to ease any concerns of Liverpool losing another high-profile player as a free agent.

Asked if he had held talks with Liverpool over a new contract, Alisson said: "No, but my agent is talking with the club."

Analysis: What is going on with Alisson contract talks?

Sky Sports News reporter Vinny O'Connor:

Alisson wants to stay. And at 34 years of age he remains very much Andoni Iraola's number one. Talks over a new deal are ongoing behind the scenes with Alisson's current contract expiring in the summer.

Similar to Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah's contractual negotiations, Liverpool are not commenting on where they are at with Alisson.

It should also be remembered that an agreement with both Van Dijk and Salah wasn't reached until a few months before their deals ran out.

From the club's perspective then, it would make sense to be patient regarding an outcome in Alisson's case.

Should an agreement be reached to extend his stay beyond nine years, it could leave Giorgi Mamardashvili with a decision to make over his own future.

At the age of 26 and having been an understudy since joining in the summer of 2024, it would not be surprising if he looked to move on for the kind of regular first-team football he enjoyed at Valencia.

Overall, Liverpool feel they are well stocked for the future in their goalkeeping dept.

In the summer Liverpool will have Lucca Brughmans joining up with them having spent his first season as a 'Liverpool signing' back with Genk on loan.

The 18-year-old (who turns 19 in pre-season) underlined his reputation as one of the most sought-after young talents across Europe at the 2025 UEFA Under-17 championships in Albania.

Liverpool are currently very happy with his signing and the progress he's shown at Genk since, where he's started every game.

With that in mind, no decision has been taken yet as to whether he will go straight into the first team set up, or start off in the Academy set up. There's a long way to go until next summer so everything is open.

Analysis: Alisson back to his best in Palace win

Sky Sports' Peter Smith:

Liverpool hit three at Palace, with three £100m+ players - Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and, with an assist, Bradley Barcola - involved in the goals. But it was the goalkeeper who was Liverpool's best performer.

Crystal Palace will be so frustrated because on another day, the narrative could have swung their way. But the brilliant Brazilian delivered in key moments in the game.

His save from Daichi Kamada's volley was an exceptional reaction stop. Two minutes later Liverpool took the lead.

Alisson was then at full stretch to push away Adam Wharton's header to ensure Liverpool went into the break with the advantage. And on 77 minutes, with the score 2-0, he prevented Yeremy Pino from setting up a grandstand finish by shutting down the angle to save the one-on-one.

Alisson may have had fortune with Pino hitting the bar when he was beaten early in the contest and he lost out on a clean sheet due to a controversial late Eddie Nketiah penalty, but in between he reminded everyone why he has been the Premier League's standout goalkeeper since his arrival in 2018.

It was a timely reminder of his importance to Liverpool after he was criticised for errors in back-to-back defeats to Arsenal and Fenerbahce.

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