Mo Salah reacts after lacking a penalty for Liverpool towards Actual Madrid. (Photograph by Justin Setterfield/Getty Pictures)
Though he nonetheless hasn’t put pen to paper on a brand new deal, Mo Salah must be definitely worth the spend for Liverpool in response to their ex-striker, Stan Collymore.
The Egyptian King just lately put the cat amongst the pigeons once more when suggesting that the Reds haven’t but provided him a brand new deal, and while his phrases might be thought of to be disrespectful, Rio Ferdinand disagrees.
A missed penalty towards Actual Madrid on Wednesday evening within the Champions League however, Salah nonetheless stays the go-to particular person for the Reds, and his nice type underneath Jurgen Klopp has continued underneath Arne Slot.
Mo Salah is definitely worth the spend says Collymore
That’s one thing which Collymore believes Liverpool need to take note of as they give the impression of being to resolve upon whether or not to supply him a brand new contract or not.
“How a lot is it going to price to interchange Mo Salah? In the event you go searching European soccer, there isn’t a glut of high quality, younger ‘Mo Salah’s’ which have the outrageous tempo that he nonetheless has. Let’s not neglect, one of many massive issues about gamers after they age is that their tempo goes, however there’s no signal of that in any respect,” he mentioned to CaughtOffside for his unique column.
“Salah’s skill to get into glorious positions and be scientific continues to be prime class, his targets and help output continues to be there, and he’s no bother.
“Even for those who have a look at it from a advertising perspective, whether or not or not it’s the truth that he’s a excessive profile Muslim participant from a soccer mad Egypt the place gamers have big world recognition, or in any other case, providing Salah a brand new deal makes absolute sense for Liverpool.
Liverpool’s Mo Salah misses a penalty towards Actual Madrid. (Photograph by Justin Setterfield/Getty Pictures)
“I’m positive Liverpool haven’t ignored it, and I don’t assume there’s a state of affairs brewing, it’s only a traditional recreation of brinkmanship, the place the participant or the agent says ‘Oh, woe is me, I’m not feeling the love.’
“The membership will make applicable feedback on the proper time, however I feel that Liverpool as a enterprise and FSG as a enterprise shall be trying on the state of affairs and desirous to get the numbers proper earlier than any negotiations are entered into. They want to ensure the numbers work then transfer ahead with Mo of their squad.
“Until the Saudis need to pay a ridiculous amount of cash in January for Liverpool to promote him early, then the maths are very a lot on Liverpool paying the 350 grand per week.
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“He’s a Liverpool legend, he’s received all the things there’s to win, and he’s nonetheless very, very succesful as an A category performer to get Liverpool successful trophies. That must be definitely worth the spend.”
It’s actually a really persuasive argument that Collymore makes.
If the Liverpool board need to keep on with their normal modus operandi, nevertheless, it’s completely potential that the membership received’t provide Salah or his representatives what they’re asking when it comes to remuneration.
They do, subsequently, run the chance of the participant digging his heels in and transferring on a free switch elsewhere subsequent summer season.
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The outdated saying that ‘you don’t know what you’ve received until you lose it’ is completely relevant right here, as a result of Salah’s type and significance to the present Liverpool aspect is blindingly apparent.
In wage phrases, it doesn’t seem that the Egyptian is asking for the earth both and Liverpool would subsequently be silly to maintain Salah in abeyance for for much longer…