Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term deal to extend his stay at Liverpool, the club announced on Friday.
Salah’s contract was due to expire next summer and the striker announced before the Champions League final that he would remain at Anfield next season.
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The Egyptian international has ended speculation about his future by signing a new three-year contract with the Premier League club.
“I feel great and [am] excited to win trophies with the club. It’s a happy day for everyone, “he said on the club’s official website.
“I think it takes a while to renew, but now everything is done, so we just have to focus on what’s next.
Mohamed Salah has extended his stay at Liverpool amid speculation about his future. Photo by Chris Brunskill / Fantasista / Getty Images
“I think you can see that in the last five or six years the team has always gone [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 also have new signings. We just have to keep working hard, have a good vision, be positive and bet on everything again.”
Salah’s salary demands had been a stumbling block, but a delegation flew out to meet with the player, who is still on holiday in the Mediterranean, and reached an agreement that is said to turn the striker into the player. highest paid in the history of the club.
The 30-year-old scored 31 goals in all competitions with Liverpool last season and helped them win the League Cup and FA Cup.
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The striker shared the Premier League Golden Boot with Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min and was named Professional Footballers Association Player of the Year. He also received the highest honor from the Football Writers Association.
Salah, who joined the Merseyside team from Italian side AS Roma in 2017 and has scored 156 goals in 254 appearances.
“This is a special pleasure for our fans to enjoy their weekend even more. I’m sure there will be some celebrations for this news tonight,” Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said on Friday on the club’s website.
“Very happy, very, very happy. It’s the best decision for us and the best decision for him. I think it belongs to us. This is his club now.
“Sure, it’s cost a bit, but that’s absolutely fine and the best things are always worth waiting for anyway. Mo is one of the best players in the world; it’s normal for there to be things to solve when you’re at his level. A big credit to Julian Ward and Mike Gordon for guiding us to this destination.
“I have no doubt that Mo’s best years are yet to come. And that says something, because the first five seasons here have been things of legend.
“It’s great news. It makes me smile thinking about it. It stays with us longer and it means we can get more things done together.”
This report included information from the Associated Press and Reuters.