In all the frantic analysis of fraught contract situations at Liverpool, one man seems to have been singularly forgotten by the Anfield faithful.
With Sadio Mane essentially forced to leave in pursuit of what he perceived as his true worth, and Mohamed Salah now increasingly likely to follow suit next summer, there has not been so much intrigue over contracts at the club since the early years of Bosman free transfers and Steve McManaman’s tortuous departure.
That - genuinely - included an official offer from the club to the Scouse winger literally scribbled on a scrap of paper and handed over folded, almost as if it had been scratched on the back of a fag packet.
