[Senator Clay Davis]

Contract status is usually the biggest factor, and Courtois being a FA at the end of the year leaves Chelsea with basically accept what they can get, or lose him for nothing. Alisson has several years left on his current deal, so it's gonna be a lot more expensive to pry him loose. And as we saw with City last year with Ederson vs. the year before with Bravo, goalie can mean a lot And Karius and Mignolet are much worse than Bravo ever was, so Liverpool's desperation means they can be exploited for a few dollars more.