Mohamed Salah has been within the type of his life for Liverpool this season.
The Egyptian attacker has taken the Reds to the highest of the Premier League and the Champions League standings, exhibiting that he’s nonetheless top-of-the-line gamers on the earth.
Salah has managed to attain ten objectives and supplied six assists within the Premier League in simply 12 matches.
Nevertheless, the speak of the city has been his contract subject at Anfield, which is about to run out on the finish of the season.
Salah, who’s attracting curiosity from the Saudi Professional League, has claimed that the membership have nonetheless not supplied him a brand new contract and he’s nonetheless ready to obtain a proposal.
Liverpool legend Michael Owen has now joined the dialog and claimed that each Salah and the Merseyside membership are unable to agree the phrases of a brand new contract.
Owen has claimed that Salah is demanding an extended contract and Liverpool are at present hesitant to supply that.
He advised Optus Sport, as reported by Metro:
‘My inkling, and I may be improper, however what I hear is that Mo Salah is wanting a longer-term contract.
‘Whenever you’re younger, you need quick contracts, hold the desirability, hold them quick and hold everyone wanting you. Whenever you’re older after all you need stability and also you wish to be safe.’
With Salah 32-years-old, some would possibly say that Liverpool are performing professionally and being cautious a few long run contract however the counter argument can be that the attacker is match and nonetheless sustaining the extent of world class performances.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is attracting curiosity from the Saudi Professional League. (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Pictures)
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‘He’s very totally different – he’s as match as fiddle and he’s nonetheless banging them in. But when he’s getting in [to negotiations] and asking for 5 years then rightly so the membership will assume that’s too lengthy,’ Owen added.
‘So perhaps they’re not even sitting down as a result of Mo has mentioned “Properly I’m not going to speak to you in case you are not going to present you 5 years”, let’s say.
‘And I don’t know solely however my sources inform me it’s extra of a time period downside.
‘One factor that Mo Salah has bought the pinnacle begin on is he’s simply accomplished that interview and immediately the followers are going to be considering, “What are you doing, Liverpool Soccer Membership”.’
Liverpool are in a tough place concerning participant contracts
Solely time will inform what determination Liverpool have taken concerning the way forward for their star participant.
They’ve some huge choices to make within the subsequent few months with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil Van Dijk additionally within the remaining yr of their contract at Anfield.
The Reds have left it too late to type out the contract problems with their star gamers and it might backfire closely.
All these three gamers will probably be allowed to take pleasure in talks with different golf equipment by the beginning of January and that might put Liverpool in a weaker place.
Contemplating how Salah has carried out this season, he needs to be saved on the membership in any respect price and given a brand new deal.
He’s fan favorite and the membership’s failure to maintain him wouldn’t go down effectively with the Liverpool devoted.