Mohamed Salah will only sign new deal on one condition

Liverpool are yet to conclude their contract issues this season.

With months left to the end of the season, the reds are set to lose three of their best players. Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil Van Dijk are all out of contract at the end of the season. Fans and pundits alike have slammed Liverpool’s ownership for the treatment of the players this season. Paul Merson said it was criminal how FSG have overseen these contract situations:

“When you get down to that much talent and they’re that good, you should never have less than two years, or two and a half years left on your contract before they’re sitting down and saying: ‘we want to go again’.

“In football terms, it’s criminal. It’s criminal that you can let three of the top players in the world of football have their contracts run down, and they could leave for absolutely nothing, go anywhere they want.”

These players still have the chance to lift the Premier League trophy at the end of the campaign.

Quiz: Can you name the team Liverpool signed these players from?

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Mohamed Salah contract situation

Liverpool are in a precarious situation when it comes to the three players out of contract this summer. Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk have hinted that they are willing to stay at Anfield. In the scenario they do remain at the club, their new contracts will come with pay rises. Salah and Van Dijk are currently the two highest players in the team. Trent Alexander-Arnold is most likely to leave, with reports linking him to a Real Madrid move just last week.

There has been a huge update concerning Mohamed Salah this week. According to Football Insider, the 32-year old is closer than ever to signing a new deal. The only stumbling block remains the length of contract on the table. Both parties are discussing the contract, with Liverpool wary of giving Salah a long-term deal at his age.

Salah has shown this season that he gets better with age. The forward has 27 goals and 17 assists in the Premier League, and has arguably been the best player in Europe. He has carried the Liverpool team this season, and will deserve the contract extension he has earned.