Liverpool are reported to be keen to tie down centre-back Joel Matip to a new contract, having seemingly been convinced by his performances alongside Virgil van Dijk since the turn of the year.
The Cameroon international signed from Schalke in 2016, and though he was initially an important part of the Reds first team, the signing of Van Dijk last January and the emergence of Joe Gomez as a central defender at the beginning of the season left him on the sidelines.
He persevered, however, and after Gomez was struck with a prolonged spell on the sidelines at the tail end of 2018, Matip stepped in, and has since proven himself as a more than capable option at the heart of Jurgen Klopp's defence.