Mohamed Salah makes seismic announcement in Liverpool as negotiations stall
Mohamed Salah insists that he is in the last year of his time in Liverpool F.C. while the Egyptian striker reveals that negotiations to retain him at Anfield have stalled, despite being the first division star player of the club.
With 20 goals and 17 assists in only 26 games under his new coach, Arne SlotMany would have expected that recruiting the services of the 32-year-old winger would be the number one priority for Fenway Sports Group.
However, with his contract expiring in July 2025, it appears they are inevitably heading for a heartbreaking split eight years after he swapped Roma and Italy for England's most successful club.
Fans are biting their nails over the future of the Premier League's current top scorer, who helped the club win its first league title since 1990, but it seems that neither the man nor the board are willing to budge on their demands.
Now in the January transfer window and a free agent in six months, Salah He can now sign a pre-agreement to join a club outside of England and appears to have all but confirmed that his time as a Red is coming to an end.
“The first thing on the list was to win the Premier League with Liverpool.” Salah said Sky Sports. “It's probably because we didn't celebrate the game we won like we wanted to.
“And also, coming back here, it's my last year at the club, so you want to do something special for the city. That's what I had in mind.”
Salah He added about his future: “So far, yes. It's the last six months. There's no progress there. We're a long way from any progress. So we just have to wait and see.”
Who will Liverpool play next?
Liverpool currently lead the Premier League table with six points ahead of Arsenal, although they have played one game less than Mikel Arteta chasing the London side. They also lead Manchester City, the defending champion, by 14 points from 18 games.
Liverpool's next match will be against their nemesis, Manchester United, at Anfield on Sunday, January 5. The match will begin at 11:30 ET/08:30 PT for the American public.
United currently sit in 14th place with 22 points and are dangerously close to the mid-season relegation battle.
