The Times: Mohamed Salah will stay with new Liverpool director Phil Hughes in talks to renew his contract【JIAYU]
2024-04-29
Against West Ham, Salah and Klopp exchanged words on the sidelines, which also raised questions about Salah's future. According to The Times, Salah will stay with the club this summer and new director Hughes will lead talks with the player to renew his contract.
The Times says Salah is entering the final year of his contract and Liverpool want the player to stay at the club next season. A courtside clash with Jurgen Klopp on Saturday raised fresh questions about Salah's future, but there was never any suggestion the Egypt striker wanted to leave Liverpool this summer.
Instead, Slott is close to being officially confirmed as Klopp's successor, with Salah, who turns 32 in June, set to play a key role in the club's future under the manager. Salah's contract with Liverpool expires in June 2025, and new director Hughes will take the lead in negotiating an extension with the player before his contract expires.
However, Liverpool have shown a willingness in recent times to allow players to leave on their own terms rather than extend their contracts, although not for the likes of Salah, with Arnold and Van Dijk entering the final year of their deals next season.
Last summer, Jeddah United were interested in signing Salah, the Saudi side of the offer of £100 million + £50 million add-ons, but such an offer was rejected by the Anfield hierarchy. While signing a player of Salah's calibre would be a triumph for the Saudi League, few believe players would want to move to play there at this stage of their career.
If Tottenham fail to beat Chelsea this week, Liverpool will secure a place in next season's Champions League and the chance to play against one of Europe's top teams again will appeal to Salah.
In addition, Fenway Group football chief executive John Edwards, who is fully responsible for Liverpool, is also a supporter of Salah, and in 2017, Edwards persuaded Jurgen Klopp to sign the striker from Roma for a fee of £34 million, which has proved to be one of the best signings in the history of the Reds.