The Sunday Mirror reports that a compromise has been reached by both parties in news that will come as a huge relief to millions of Reds fans around the world. Salah’s financial demands were never an issue in negotiations, rather it was the length of the extension that the two parties were far apart on.
Liverpool was initially only willing to offer Salah a one-year renewal, while Salah wanted a three-year deal. Barring any last-minute hiccups, the Egyptian will end up penning a two-year contract at Anfield.
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Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, is reluctant to hand lengthy extensions to players over the age of 30, which led to the stand-off between the club and Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas.
Salah’s comments after Liverpool’s win at Southampton in November, when he said he was “more out than in” having yet to receive a concrete offer to renew his Reds contract, appear to have had the desired impact.
The new two-year deal will take Salah to a few weeks beyond his 35th birthday, and the club clearly feels as though there is a good chance he will still be performing to a high level until then.
Salah has long since established himself as a Liverpool legend, but his new deal means he will have a chance to break more records in the years ahead.
In agreeing to stay at Liverpool, Salah has turned his back on the possibility of collecting a lucrative signing-on bonus from any club that might have signed him as a free agent at the end of the season.
Salah would likely have been able to command tens of millions of dollars from any interested club with the appropriate financial resources, and his decision to stay at Anfield is proof of just how much he loves playing for Liverpool, and how much he wants to continue to represent the Reds.
