The Mohamed Salah contract situation at Liverpool has turned into a full-blown saga with claims and counter-claims about whether the star will be at Anfield next season.
Salah has yet to sign a new contract but Liverpool have been in talks with his representatives over fresh terms for months as they push to tie him down on a new deal.
The forward wants the new deal to reflect his contribution to the club’s success over the years and the fact that he has been one of the modern greats at Anfield.
Salah is pushing for a three-year deal while Liverpool are keen to make sure that they do not get trapped on a long and expensive contract with a player who is on the wrong side of the 30s.
The winger has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia and there are suggestions that Barcelona are also interested in taking him to the Nou Camp on a free transfer next summer.
The latest on the Salah contract saga: He is being tipped to leave
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has his ears on the ground on Merseyside and has the inside track on both the clubs from the Blue and Red sides.
He stressed that Liverpool are trying to manage the fall-out that would be caused if Salah leaves the club on a free transfer at the end of the season.
However, he claimed that it seems certain the winger is likely to move on from Anfield next summer and will be moving to the Middle East, most probably Saudi Arabia on a free transfer.
“Liverpool will be managing this”, Wyness said on the Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast.
“They’ll be having discussions with Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk and Salah in the background.
“But I’m hearing that, finally, Salah will be off to the Middle East.
“That is what I am being told.
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“Liverpool are managing the media spin. Slot will have a much stronger opinion on these matters, and his voice will be heard on these issues more and more after his good start.”
Salah is said to be keen on staying at Liverpool but it seems his demand of a three-year deal could turn out to be the real wedge issue between the club and the player.
