Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah is reportedly on the verge of signing a new two-year contract with the club. The news comes as a huge boost for the Reds, who were facing the prospect of losing one of their most prized assets for free next summer.
Salah Extends Liverpool Stay
According to The Mirror, Liverpool and Salah have reached an agreement in principle, ending months of speculation over the winger’s future.
The fresh update claims the financial aspect of the deal was never a sticking point. However, the length of contract Salah would receive was reportedly the biggest issue, with Salah initially hoping for a three-year deal and FSG initially unwilling to stretch beyond one year.
It’s stated that in lieu of Salah’s irresistible form and showing no signs of decline, the two parties have both met in the middle and a ‘compromise deal’ for a two-year extension has been ‘thrashed out.’
Salah’s Motivations for Staying
Speaking exclusively to TEAMtalk on December 4, transfer insider Rudy Galetti revealed one factor in Salah wanting to stay is his ‘great dream’ to win the Ballon d’Or.
Salah has largely been overlooked for individual accolades throughout his time at Anfield, though with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo now at the end of their careers, new winners of the Ballon d’Or are expected.
Multiple reports have all claimed Salah believes he’s still at the peak of his powers and would look upon a move to Saudi Arabia as being premature at this stage of his career.
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Elsewhere, reports in Spain claim Liverpool now face competition from Real Madrid for Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez.
TEAMtalk exclusively revealed on December 3 that Liverpool hope to sign both Kerkez and Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi in a £91m double deal in January.
Finally, Jamie Carragher is beginning to believe Darwin Nunez will NOT be at Anfield next season amid continued poor form and a lack of refinement in his game.
“I’m not sure he’s here next year,” the former Liverpool man said on The Overlap.
“I think he’ll probably move on. He’s more like a cult hero because he’s a bit mad and he likes to run around, but he’s better than [Divock] Origi.”
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