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Liverpool legend John Barnes is confident that the club won't lose all parts of their tried-and-trusted fearsome frontline this summer - despite Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino all approaching the final year of their contracts.
The trio have been mainstays of Jurgen Klopp's side - winning a plethora of trophies along the way as the Reds have returned to the summit of English and European football.
However, their futures are all in doubt this summer with their deals at the Anfield outfit expiring at the end of next season.
Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah (L-R) have a year left on their Liverpool contracts
Reds icon John Barnes is 'not worried at all' about the prospect of losing all three this summer
All three have spoken about contractual situations this week in the build up to Saturday's Champions League final against Real Madrid - with Firmino stating he wishes to extend his stay, Salah declaring he'll be a Liverpool next season while Mane says he'll reveal his plans after the showdown at the Stade de France in Paris.
Klopp has already begun the next cycle of his frontline by signing Diogo Jota last summer and Luis Diaz and Barnes - who scored 106 goals in 403 games for the club and won five major trophies there - points to these additions as another reason why he doesn't believe there'll be a big upheaval at Merseyside.
'Well, you've got Jota, and you've got Diaz who are much younger in the team and the three of them are all not going to go