Liverpool fans will be desperate for Mohamed Salah to remain at Anfield for many more years, but a new club are now showing interest in him.
The 32-year-old’s current Reds deal expires at the end of the season, as is the case with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk.
No talks appear to have taken place between Liverpool and Salah over an extension, meaning the club feel at genuine risk of losing one of the greatest players in their history.
At 32, the Egyptian King isn’t getting any younger, but he has started this season in fine fettle, scoring and assisting four times apiece in seven Premier League appearances.
Now, according to a fresh claim from Give Me Sport, Salah is wanted by MLS side San Diego FC, as they look to make a marquee signing and bring in a world-renowned superstar.
The American club are “set to make the Reds talisman an offer in the hopes of him becoming their mantle piece star” when they join the MLS at the start of next season.
They are described as a “top candidate” for Salah, who is no doubt weighing up his options and may like the idea of a team being built around him.
Our thoughts on this latest Salah exit rumour…
Every Salah exit claim that emerges feels worrying from a Liverpool perspective, at a time when most supporters are hoping he commits his future to the Reds.
He is still arguably right at the peak of his powers, even though some of the electrifying pace he once possessed may have deserted him, and there is no reason why he can’t remain one of the best players in the Premier League for years to come.
With all due respect to the MLS, Salah is too good to be heading there at this point in his career and the same applies to the Saudi Pro League, having been linked with moves there numerous times.
Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino should act as warning signs to Salah, with the former Liverpool greats dropping off ever since leaving the club, and the Egyptian King should sign a new deal and continue to break record after record.
The Reds must match his ambition and give him the wages he deserves, though, and failure to do that would be negligence of the highest order from owners FSG.
