Liverpool and Mohamed Salah are locked in contract negotiations, and if the latest reports are accurate, supporters will be concerned about whether the Egyptian will be at Anfield next season.
Salah loves Liverpool. That much is blatantly obvious. What is unclear is whether we will see him at Anfield next season with his contract saga rumbling on.
Owners FSG have come in for criticism with new sporting director Richard Hughes yet to agree on a new contract with Salah, Virgil van Dijk, or Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Arguably the three most important players at the club, this is certainly a failure. If they end up renewing their deals that will change but until then, the jury is out.
Now, it seems things are no closer to changing with reports from Egypt suggesting Mo Salah has rejected Liverpool’s latest offer.
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It would appear as though the American owners want to offset the risk of a long-term deal by making it worth less.
In all fairness to Salah, this is insulting. He is the best player in the Premier League and you could even argue that he’s the best player in the world at the moment.
This season, the 32-year-old has 23 goals and 17 assists. In fact, it’s fair to assume Liverpool would not be top of the Premier League and Champions League tables without his blistering form.
FSG approach to Salah contract talks makes zero sense
But this isn’t any 32-year-old. It’s Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian has consistently scored 20+ goals per season – not to mention his creative genius.
The former AS Roma superstar has also yet to show any sign of slowing down. This season could go down as his best ever and if it ends with him saying farewell to Liverpool, there will be an outcry of epic proportions among supporters.
And FSG will have to provide an adequate explanation for why they let a generational player who loves the club leave.
The owners have made a wide array of mistakes since buying the club in 2010 but letting a free-scoring Mohamed Salah leave for free when he is begging to stay would top the list.