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title: "Liverpool set to open contract talks with Joel Matip"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2019-05-28T06:58:43Z"
modified: "2019-05-28T06:58:43Z"
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# Liverpool set to open contract talks with Joel Matip

Liverpool are set to open contract talks with Joel Matip this summer after the central defender’s impressive season, according to [reports](https://www.footballinsider247.com/talks-scheduled-liverpool-concerned-about-losing-expected-cl-final-starter-sources/).

Matip joined Liverpool on a free transfer back in 2016 but a mixture of inconsistent form and constant injuries had many people wondering if he had a future at the club.

However, Matip has played a major role in Liverpool’s impressive campaign and is likely to partner Virgil van Dijk at the heart of the Reds’ defence in the Champions League final on Saturday evening.

![Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/05/1058413124.jpg)

Matip signed a four-year contract with the Reds when he joined from Schalke, and Liverpool have the option to add-on another 12 months, meaning they could keep him on his current deal until the end of the 2020/21 campaign.

However, Liverpool have been keen to reward their players with new deals when the club feels like they have deserved recognition and as such, they look set to offer Matip a new deal with improved terms.