Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is ‘very close to signing a two-year contract’ at Anfield after months of speculation, according to reports
The Reds are flying in the Premier League with Arne Slot’s leaders restoring their 12-point lead over second-placed Arsenal with their 1-0 win over Everton in the Merseyside Derby on Wednesday evening
Liverpool exited the Champions League to Paris Saint-Germain and also lost the League Cup final to Newcastle before the international break.
But things are looking good for Slot’s side in the Premier League with only a dramatic collapse allowing Arsenal anywhere near the Premier League title this season.
The main distraction for Slot this season has been the contract situations of key trio Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk.
Alexander-Arnold now looks likely to move to Real Madrid on a free transfer in the summer, while there has been no concrete news on Salah or Van Dijk renewing.
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A report earlier this week had suggested that Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal had confidence that they would be able to get a deal over the line for Salah in the summer.
There was hope that Salah would be signing a new contract imminently after an image emerged of the Egypt international posing at Albert Docks in Liverpool gear.
However, The Athletic insist the picture was “completely unrelated” to the Liverpool forward’s contract situation at the club
But now Foot Mercato has claimed that Salah is ‘very close to signing a two-year contract’ at Liverpool following months of speculation.
No details of the salary have been released and the report adds