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The 27-year-old has two years left on his current terms, but is expected to extend his stay on Merseyside after a glowing appraisal from Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool have opened talks with Simon Mignolet over a new contract after Jurgen Klopp's glowing assessment of the Belgian goalkeeper.
Klopp described the 27-year-old as “one of the smartest I’ve ever had” on Tuesday, while dismissing speculation that the club were in the market to sign a new goalkeeper to rival him.
Mignolet swapped Sunderland for Merseyside for a fee in excess of £9 million in June 2013.
The Belgian still has two years remaining on his current deal, but contact talks have already been initiated with his representatives over an extension, which should be a simple negotiation.
Mignolet, who has kept the most Premier League clean sheets in 2015 along with Joe Hart, would expect to see his reported £60,000 a-week salary rise under the new arrangement.
Mignolet has no shortage of critics, with large swathes of his spell at Liverpool coming under attack.
In December last year, former manager Brendan Rodgers dropped the 27-year-old due to a string of poor performances.
However, Klopp removed any doubts over his position in his press conference ahead of Wednesday's Capital One Cup tie against Southampton.
“We are not looking for another goalkeeper. We have enough high quality ones here,” said the German.
"I’ve worked with a lot of goalkeepers over the last few years and Simon Mignolet is one of the smartest I’ve ever had.
“He is open, completely open and young enough to develop and improve.
“Since I’ve been here, there’s nothing to criticise. He is a good footballer and everything is okay with him.
“Everyone is watching for the new Manuel Neuer or something like this, but we’ve got to help our goalkeeper and give him the ball in the right situations and not hope he’ll play the final pass for a goal or something!”
“The goalkeeper situation is a very comfortable one for us.”
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