Liverpool followers’ glee at immediately’s win over Manchester United could nicely have been tempered by Mo Salah strongly hinting that this might be his remaining season with the Reds.
The Egyptian said after the ultimate whistle that “it’s my final yr within the membership”, including that the Anfield hierarchy haven’t but mentioned the matter of his contract – which expires subsequent summer season – with him and that he’ll ‘see on the finish of the season’ what comes subsequent.
Daniel Sturridge and Roy Keane had been on punditry obligation for Sky Sports activities after they heard the 32-year-old’s on-air declaration, and the previous was understandaly eager for our quantity 11 to remain on past June 2025.
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The ex-Liverpool striker stated: “I’d be stunned [if they let him go]. Mo has achieved just about all the things he might on the membership however I’ve not seen him happier.
“The best way he was talking then was as if, ‘I wish to be on the membership’. If the membership are going to present him what he desires then he’ll keep. I actually hope he does keep as a result of he’s been magnificent.”
Keane chimed in: “He’s in charge of [his contract]. I do know golf equipment have insurance policies about letting gamers’ contracts run down after they get to 31, 32, however he’ll determine what he desires to do. They’ll clearly have to supply him a contract – he’s their major participant. Put it this manner: he may have loads of choices.”
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Salah’s candid post-match admission has nicely and actually catapulted the topic of his Liverpool future into the highlight, and Reds followers may now be genuinely involved that he will probably be off to pastured new on the finish of the season.
The 32-year-old made it three targets in as many video games to start out the marketing campaign along with his fifteenth strike in 16 appearances in opposition to United this afternoon, and the way wherein he’s come again from his summer season break means that he might get pleasure from one other free-scoring yr at Anfield.
As Sturridge floated, maybe the Egyptian’s post-match feedback had been a veiled warning in direction of the LFC hierarchy that he desires to remain on Merseyside, however that they should do extra to speed up the method and get his contract sorted.
Keane can also be proper in saying that, if this certainly is Salah’s remaining season at Liverpool, there’ll be no scarcity of suitors ready to choose up one of many world’s elite forwards.
Now that the switch window has closed, Richard Hughes’ major focus must be educated on extending the 32-year-old’s deal, together with these of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk, who’re additionally set to turn into free brokers subsequent June.
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