Jurgen Klopp has explained why the slew of players signing long-term Liverpool deals is “a good sign”.
Andy Robertson became the latest squad member to extend his Anfield contract on Thursday, describing the decision as a “no-brainer”.
He joins a long list of players to commit their futures to Liverpool and Klopp, who was delighted with the news.
“I’m very happy about it, that’s really cool,” he said.
“Especially with the very special story of Robbo, I still love it, and the improvement and development of him is outstanding.
“Nobody could imagine that exactly. We were all hoping it would be like this, but could we expect it? I don’t think so.
“That’s brilliant, and it’s nice to have this boy around. He’s not only a fantastic player, but an even better person.
“I improve my Scottish a little bit with him, which helps with all conversations with Kenny Dalglish! It’s still different with Kenny, the language he’s speaking.
“In general, it’s a very good sign, an opportunity to extend contracts early.
“This team, if we can keep these boys together, there’s a really good age group, in the middle of development. That’s really good news for Liverpool.
“These 17, 18, 19 players, plus the really young boys, that’s the squad of the future. It should be like this.
“It’s investment, and the club gave us the opportunity to do it, so really nice.
“Where we will be in two or three years, I have no idea, but so far it’s like how I said with these players all signing long-term contracts.
“It’s good, because the age group is good. This season will not finish our development, that’s good.
“It doesn’t look like we’ll lose any key players, they all look like they are really here with all they have.”