Mohamed Salah is understood to be closing in on a new contract with Liverpool following a breakthrough in negotiations
After almost a year of speculation and uncertainty, Liverpool finally appear to be closing in on a contract extension for talisman Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian’s current deal, which he signed in the summer of 2022, is set to expire at the end of this season, but he has made no secret of his desire to remain at Anfield.
As the ECHO reported on Wednesday, the club are growing increasingly confident an agreement will be struck with not just Salah but teammate and club captain Virgil van Dijk, who is also nearing the end of his contract
It comes as a major boost to the Reds, who were at risk of losing three of their most important players for nothing in the same summer, as vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold is another who is set to become a free agent. This season, Salah’s outstanding form has been one of the driving forces behind Liverpool’s impressive title push, and he is finally close to achieving what he set out to do when he last put pen to paper on a contract three years ago.
Speaking when his last deal announced was announced back in July 2022, Salah said: “I feel great and [I am] excited to win trophies with the club. It’s a happy day for everyone. It takes a little bit of time, I think, to renew, but now everything is done so we just need to focus on what’s next.
“I think you can see in the last five or six years the team was always going [upwards]. Last season we were close to winning four, but unfortunately in the last week of the season we lost two trophies.
“I think we are in a good position to fight for everything. We have new signings as well. We just need to keep working hard, have a good vision, be positive and go for everything again.”
In a message to supporters at the time, he added: “My message [to the fans] is the players in the team want to give our best next season to try to win all the trophies. As usual, you stay behind us and give us a big push and I am sure we are going to win trophies again [together].”
While the Reds did win the Carabao Cup in Jurgen Klopp’s final season last year, they were unable to secure the biggest prizes domestically or in Europe. Now, Salah’s ambition to lift another Premier League title in a red shirt is set to come to fruition.
Liverpool sit 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League table despite Sunday’s 3-2 defeat away at Fulham, which was their first away loss of the league campaign. Arne Slot’s side need to secure 11 points from their remaining seven games in order to lift a historic 20th title for the club.