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Liverpool will seek to reward Sadio Mane with an improved and extended contract as the Reds look to begin to tie up their devastating front three.

While Mane has not been at his absolute best for much of the season, he has continued to produce massive moments, including a stunning goal against Burnley on New Year's Day, a rocket against Manchester City two weeks later and a magnificent hat-trick against Porto to put Liverpool on the verge of the Champions League quarter finals.

The 25-year-old's current deal runs until 2021 but is set to be increased to mark the contribution he has made since his £30m switch from Southampton in June 2016.

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Many saw the departure of the Senegalese to Africa Cup of Nations duty last season as central to Liverpool's catastrophic loss of form in January.

That was not a factor this year although the mantle of club talisman has been taken on by Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino , whose goal hauls of 30 and 21 respectively have made them just the third Reds' pairing to both break through the 20-goal mark in the last 17 years.

Mane's 12 goals - split evenly between Premier League and Champions League - now put him just one behind his total from last season.

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The winger - who switched sides to the left this season to accommodate the arrival of Salah - is seen as an essential member of the Liverpool squad moving forward with Klopp, sporting director Michael Edwards and owners FSG all huge fans of the player.

Mane shares an agent - Bjorn Bezemer of Arena11 sports group - with Naby Keita and he is someone who the Liverpool hierarchy have a good relationship with after plenty of previous dealings.

While suggestions of a doubling of Mane's wages are believed to be wide of the mark, the Reds are keen to reward Mane's contribution to the team as well as secure their own position further, so an improved deal should be in place soon.

Liverpool have already made moves to secure a similarly improved deal for Roberto Firmino whose contract has two years left to run.

Players and staff will arrive back from their Marbella training base around about 6.30pm on Sunday after a four-day camp.