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Liverpool are yet to decide what to do about midfielder Georgino Wijnaldum.
The Dutch international midfielder has 18 months on his current deal at Anfield to run, and although Liverpool have awarded new contracts to several key personnel recently, including manager Jurgen Klopp, and James Milner, there has been no talk of a contract extension for Wijnaldum.
Whilst they may yet be open to giving him a new deal, they could equally just allow his contract to run down, and allow him to seek new opportunities afterwards.
If, however, they decide to cash in on him this summer, they would likely recoup more than the £25 million that they paid Newcastle United for him in 2016. Wijnaldum has made 166 appearances for the Reds since making the move from Tyneside, scoring 16 goals for the league leaders, and has become an integral part of the midfield under Klopp.
Wijnaldum has played 62 times for the Netherlands.
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