Alisson was Liverpool’s best player at Selhurst Park, and at 34 he says his will is to stay beyond June
His contract runs out at the end of the season and his agent is talking to the club. A new deal would leave Giorgi Mamardashvili waiting again.
Nov 10, 2026
Alisson Becker wants to stay at Liverpool after his contract runs out at the end of the season, and he said so the day he was the best player on the pitch at Selhurst Park.
“My will is to stay,” the 34-year-old said after Sunday’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. “I’m happy here, my family is happy here. I’m still hungry for titles and for delivering good performances.” Asked whether he had held talks about a new deal, he said: “No, but my agent is talking with the club.”
The saves that made the case
Alisson had a rough few days before the trip to south London. Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal and then 3-2 at Fenerbahçe, and after the second of those Ally McCoist and Stephen Warnock both put goals down to him. At Selhurst Park he answered with a reaction stop from Daichi Kamada’s volley, a full-stretch save from Adam Wharton’s header before half-time, and a one-on-one block on Yéremy Pino with Liverpool 2-0 up in the second half.
Eddie Nketiah’s late penalty cost him a clean sheet, but the win lifted Liverpool to fourth in the Premier League.
One option already used
Liverpool took up a one-year option on his contract earlier this year and kept him through a summer in which Juventus were interested. That option is the reason he is still under contract now, and it expires in June. If nothing changes, he can leave on a free.
Andoni Iraola, in his first season as head coach, said last week that he hopes Alisson stays but that it is a matter for the player and the club, according to Sky Sports. The club are not commenting in public. They took the same line with Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, and both agreed new deals only a few months before their contracts ran out, so nobody at Anfield should expect a quick announcement.
What a new deal means for Mamardashvili
The awkward part is the man behind him. Giorgi Mamardashvili, 26, played regularly at Valencia before moving to Liverpool and has been the understudy ever since. Another Alisson contract would leave him facing another year on the bench, and it would not be a surprise if he went looking for first-team football elsewhere. Lucca Brughmans, an 18-year-old keeper on loan at Genk, joins Liverpool next summer too.
Alisson will at least get a rest before the next push. Carlo Ancelotti has left him out of Brazil’s friendlies against Japan and Singapore this month. Alisson called the break “a little bit against my will”, but said he would keep training through it.
He joined from Roma in 2018 for £67 million, a world record for a goalkeeper at the time, and has since won two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup and two League Cups. On Sunday’s evidence, he is still the best keeper Liverpool have.