Liverpool “fully expect” star striker Mohamed Salah to remain at the club until the 2024 summer transfer window, according to David Ornstein of The Athletic.
Ornstein added that the 31-year-old “has not given any indication that he is going to leave. “
Mo Salah will be at Liverpool next season, reports @David_OrnsteinTout he is doing well at Anfield ? pic. twitter. com/D0frRfnXH4
Salah’s contract runs until the 2024-25 season, so in the absence of an extension, this would be the last chance for Liverpool to recoup a significant sum for one of their greatest goalscorers of all time.
Salah, a coveted target for Al Ittihad amid the spending spree of Saudi Pro League clubs last summer. The club would have been willing to pay up to £150 million, just for Liverpool to hold on.
This time the cases will be a little different, to the point that, despite Ornstein’s report, a move is much more plausible.
Salah’s contract is a factor. Liverpool were content to let many players pass through flexible transfers, but in those cases they did not waive the most likely fees they would collect by promoting the decorated Egyptian now. Even if you were to go for £50 million, to pick a very conservative player. Figure: That’s a lot of cash that could be spent just to replace it.
The Reds are also hiring a new coach, Arne Slot, which represents the best time to make a replacement as big as promoting a founding star like Salah. Even if Slot were up and running, there probably wouldn’t be the same guy. of all-or-nothing urgency like before what turned out to be Jürgen Klopp’s farewell campaign.
Then there are recent events: Salah’s fall out of form and his touchline swap with Klopp in the club’s 2-2 draw against West Ham.
‘Or they have big egos’ ? What do you think of the interaction between Jurgen Klopp and Mo Salah? ? pic. twitter. com/7QJAncpBkX
Salah’s goal (17) is at its lowest speed in the Premier League and he has two goals and no assists in his last eight Premier League appearances. He may have been disappointed to start on the bench against West Ham, but that’s justified based on his recent performances.
And his interaction with Klopp was played down when, in the combined zone, he cryptically said after the game: “Today there will be a fire if I speak. “
For Liverpool, there is some threat in returning with Salah, as his slow momentum may imply a wider decline – look at how temporarily Sadio Mane fell after signing for Bayern Munich in 2022. And managing a fading star can be challenging, especially for a first-year coach.
General manager of football Michael Edwards and new sporting director Richard Hughes seem content with the prestige quo. We’ll see if this position remains the same once the movement window opens.