Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson lifts the lid on his contract situation at Anfield - and what might happen next
12:00, 15 Jan 2026Updated 22:29, 15 Jan 2026
Andy Robertson has confirmed contract talks with Liverpool are underway. But the vice-captain admits he is unsure as to what the future holds, saying: "I need to see what myself and my family wants moving forward."
Robertson has rotated at left-back for the majority of the season with £40m summer signing Milos Kerkez and the Scotland captain faces the toughest competition he's had for a place in the side since he broke into the team under Jurgen Klopp in 2017.
Now into his ninth season at Anfield, the left-back has started just four Premier League games this season, with 22-year-old Kerkez preferred by Arne Slot and after interest from Atletico Madrid during the summer transfer window, Robertson admits what happens next is uncertain after explaining that negotiations have now commenced.
"We’ll see what happens," Robertson said. "We’ve had chats now which will remain private. I've spoken to them and we’ll see what happens. Would I like to stay? Yes, but it’s a difficult question to ask. I’ve got five months left and we need to see the option to stay or if there’s options to go and things like that.
"I’ll sit down with my family and decide. After a stressful summer, I’m just trying to enjoy being a part of it, and being a Liverpool player. I wanted to qualify for the World Cup and thankfully we’ve managed to do that. I need to see what myself and my family wants moving forward."
Robertson had made 263 of his 320 Premier League appearances for the Reds during a legendary playing career on Merseyside that has seen him lift two Premier League titles, the Champions League and Club World Cup in 2019, a pair of Carabao Cup trophies and the FA Cup, four years ago.
And the 31-year-old insists his CV at Anfield means he doesn't have to prove anything to the club's hierarchy between now and the end of the season when he can leave as a free agent.
Robertson, who joined from Hull City for £8m in 2017, added: "I’ve given absolutely everything for the club for the last eight and a half years and the club have been very good to me. They have rewarded me with good contracts when I have been playing well.
"Nobody can deny what I have given to this club. I’ve given everything day in and day out and put in some performances which I think have been good and I hope others agree. I’ve won a lot of trophies and had a lot of good days here.
"So it’s not quite like what the club needs to show in the next four months. My relationship with the people higher up in the club has always been excellent since the day I came in. Signing me for £8m and then doing what I have done helps that! I remind people of that all the time!
"The relationship is good and it’s not quite ‘what do they need to show me and what do I need to show them’ as we’ve shown each other more than enough respect over the last eight-and-a-half years and we’ll see what comes."
Robertson insists he is enjoying his current role rotating with Kerkez but hinted that the reduction in playing time this term will be a factor in his thinking when he comes to decide his next step after a storied period at Anfield.
“I can focus on the last eight-and-a-half years, I think Jurgen Klopp left me out of one game and I was raging!" he joked. "So I’m a player who wants to play. I’ve played through injuries. I’ve played when I’m not 100% fit.
"I’ve played when I’ve only been 50, 40, 30% fit for this club and my country. I always want to be on the grass and playing and obviously now that’s not happening, so that’s what is different.
"But I do have a different role here this season which I’m getting enjoyment out of but at the end of the day, footballers want to play, and if anyone is sat happy on the bench, then they don’t belong at any football club.
"That’s always my argument, you should always want to push to be in the team. If you’re happy to be at Liverpool, or Barnsley, wanting to sit on the bench, then I don’t think you have the right attitude.
"I’ve played well in the games I’ve played this season. Maybe I’ve not played as much as I would have liked, but it’s nothing I’ve been surprised by. Let’s see what happens."