Alisson Becker has made his position public: he wants to sign on at Liverpool for another spell, and his agent is now in dialogue with the club about doing so.

The goalkeeper’s current deal runs out at the end of the 2026-27 season, and he spoke about his future on Sunday after Liverpool’s 3-1 win at Crystal Palace, a match in which he was named man of the match after a string of saves in the opening 45 minutes.

Asked whether he saw himself still at Anfield beyond this season, Alisson told Sky Sports he does.

“Yes, in my mind. I’m focused on playing every game but in my mind I’m happy to stay.”

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He added that his family had settled on Merseyside and that his personal preference was to extend. Asked whether talks had actually started, Alisson told Sky Sports the club and his representatives had made contact.

“No, but my agent is talking with the club.”

Iraola: ‘I hope he continues’

The statement lands at a useful moment for head coach Andoni Iraola, who took charge in June after Liverpool appointed him on a two-year contract as Arne Slot’s successor. Iraola has leaned on Alisson through the opening months of the Premier League season and was asked recently whether the Brazilian would still be his goalkeeper in 2027-28.

“I hope not, I hope he continues with us for more time,” Iraola told reporters, adding that any decision would ultimately come down to Alisson himself.

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The Spaniard also pushed back on recent criticism aimed at his number one, saying Alisson was not the player most responsible for the goals Liverpool had conceded.

Mamardashvili and Brughmans in the pipeline

Behind the public talk of staying, Liverpool are not short of goalkeeping cover. Giorgi Mamardashvili, the 26-year-old Georgia international signed from Valencia for a reported £25m, has spent his first season on Merseyside as Alisson’s understudy and was widely understood at the time of his transfer to be the long-term successor at the position.

The club also triggered a one-year extension option on Alisson’s existing deal in March, buying themselves this season to decide whether to commit to a longer stay or hand the gloves to Mamardashvili full-time from next summer. Highly rated 18-year-old Lucca Brughmans is also set to arrive from Genk in 2027, adding to the queue.

That queue is one reason Alisson’s own words carry weight now. If he wants a new deal, the club has to decide this season whether to give him one or move on. He was not called up by Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti for the current international window, and will next be in action for Liverpool after the break.

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