Mohamed Salah contract update: ‘Progress’ emerges in Liverpool saga
Mohamed Salah’s situation at Liverpool could be looking increasingly clear after a fresh update on possible progress emerged at Anfield.
The forward has been in unstoppable form this term as his side continues to storm the Premier League, sitting at the top of the table, 11 points clear.
However, there have been fewer positive conversations in the background with ongoing contract negotiations with Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold all out of contract this summer.
Salah looking positive in Liverpool negotiations
Throughout the campaign, there have been constant back-and-forth conversations on the future of Salah at Liverpool, especially with clubs in Saudi Arabia seemingly interested in his services.
At 32-years-old, it has been reported that the Merseyside outfit are hesitant about giving a contract too long to a player of Salah’s age.
However, there have been plenty of arguments that he is the most vital of the three players given his contributions to the Reds.
With that in mind, Liverpool supporters may be pleased by the latest update around the forward.
According to Spanish news outlet Fichajes (24 February), Salah is now looking increasingly close to extending his contract with Liverpool.
The Reds are said to have worked hard to ensure they don’t lose their starman and now everything is indicating that negotiations have progressed positively.
According to the latest update, everything points to his time on Merseyside continuing past the end of the current season.
Liverpool would be foolish not to extend Salah contract
In most cases, you would understand why Liverpool might be hesitant to offer a contract that is any more than another year to a player in their thirties.
However, if there’s one player who should not be questioned in this regard, surely that is Salah.
In 27 Premier League appearances this term, the forward has a staggering 25 goals and 16 assists to his name.
| Appearances | 27 |
| Goals | 25 |
| Assists | 16 |
Arne Slot has had absolutely no trouble adapting to life at Anfield and the Premier League looks to be Liverpool’s with some ease already.
Therefore, if the Dutchman can achieve this in his first season, there’s no reason why there won’t be much more success to come, but only with the correct players.
Salah has shown the Reds absolutely no signs of dropping in quality and therefore, they should be repaying his services with a new contract that the two parties agree on.
Furthermore, with van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold’s futures also unsure, the club need to be wary about not losing the spine of their team in one go.
Hopefully, huge news can soon follow this update.