Former Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian has given the club cause for major optimism that Mo Salah will sign an extension to his contract – while Arne Slot has also given his feelings on the situation and explained why he is not concerned about the Egyptian or Virgil van Dijk.
The talismanic Reds attacker, like his teammates Van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, falls out of contract at Liverpool at the end of the current season, meaning that in just over three and a half months, all three players will be eligible to sign pre-contract agreements to move overseas.
Liverpool, of course, would love all three players to stay, and with talks due to take place over new contracts with the trio over the coming weeks, everyone associated with the club knows how vital they are to their trophy prospects.
stating he’s in his “last year” at Anfield. However, the 214-goal Reds attacker’s comments – clever as they were by causing some panic – were merely stating the obvious: that he is indeed in the final 12 months of his current arrangement at Anfield.
However, despite suggestions the mega-money on offer in Saudi Arabia could entice the player away, his former Reds teammate Adrian has now come out and revealed why he believes there is no need for concern over his Liverpool future.
“I don’t really know [about Saudi interest], this is a question for Mohamed Salah but obviously the reports and rumours were there, the news and the newspapers said so, but I saw that he was happy at the club,” Adrian told Egyptian publication WinWin.
“Obviously that happened last year when we were together, and we talked about it, but it was clear that he wanted to stay at the club. As I said, he is now in the last year of his contract with the club, I don’t know if they have already started talking to him about renewing the contract or opening the way for him to leave the club, but I can’t see Mohamed Salah currently outside Liverpool.”
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Adrian continued: “He will decide in the end, it is a personal and family decision for him, and I wish him all the best, and whatever he decides will be the best option. Honestly, I was joking a little, but if Mohamed Salah wants to join Real Betis, the door is already open for him!
“It’s his final year on his contract with Liverpool, I know the group there loves him, the fans love him, he loves the group and the city, the experience he had at Liverpool is huge.
“I can’t see Mohamed Salah playing for another team in the Premier League, so obviously if he has the opportunity to renew at Liverpool, the best chance and the best option is to stay at the club and continue as one of the most experienced players in the dressing room.
“I hope Mohamed Salah will perform great this season, and be a focus at Liverpool. He has got what he deserved to be honest, because he is one of the most professional players to share the dressing room with, he is the first to arrive at training and the last to leave.
Summing up his situation, Adrian concluded: “Mo deserves the statistics and numbers he has achieved, he is one of the best players in the world, one of the best wingers, one of the best goal-scoring players, one of the best goal-makers, all the players have ups and downs but I think that Mohamed Salah staying at this level for many years is a great thing.”
