Mohamed Salah’s future at Liverpool remains on the balance sheet as the Egyptian faces the final year of his contract at Anfield.
The 30-year-old wants to keep the reds, but so far he has not been able to agree on the terms of a new deal, as his agent has previously confirmed that he has no intention of accepting the offer. do in December.
Weekend reports suggested that Liverpool were resigning themselves to the prospect of losing the Egyptian international with a free transfer in 2023, as they could not offer him more without breaking their salary structure and feeling that it was too little. they are likely to reach a compromise with Salah.
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However, ECHO understands that the status of the winger’s contract has not changed and the club’s experts insist that they have no expectations regarding Salah’s future in one way or another as he enters the last months of its current agreement.
The future of the 30-year-old has been the subject of much speculation in recent months and the club’s leaders have been impressed by how the Egyptian has behaved in the face of this uncertainty. Professional and model partner, it is understood that he has not let his future affect him in any way and his attitude towards the club remains exactly the same as before.
As a result, there is no concern about the change in attitude during the last year of his contact, with Liverpool hoping to get the same level of conduct and commitment from Salah this season, regardless of the outcome of future contract negotiations. .
Meanwhile, the Reds have yet to open talks with Joe Gomez or Naby Keita, with talks on new deals set for once Liverpool return to pre-season training on 4 July.
After concluding their inbound business for the summer with the arrival of Calvin Ramsay on Sunday, the Reds will now focus on the departures of the coming weeks before focusing on contract renewals. And ECHO understands that resolving the future of Salah, Gomez, Keita and other players without long-term contracts is the priority of sporting director Julian Ward once the preseason begins.
Liverpool would like to retain Gomez’s services, but given his lack of playing time last season and with a place for the World Cup potentially at stake, he is aware that it may be easier said than done. link the defender to a new contract. With their current deal set to expire in 2024, Reds leaders plan to talk to the 25-year-old once the pre-season begins to find out his future plans before continuing potential negotiations.
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The defender has been linked with a move like Aston Villa, but if Gomez wants to move on, Liverpool hope to attract the interest of teams either in the Champions League or with ambitions to qualify for the tournament. of Europe’s elite next season as they seek to resolve their future in one way or another.
Elsewhere, the Reds still have a desire to keep Keita and offer him a new contract before his current deal expires in 2023. As with Gomez, these talks will not begin until the Liverpool team reports that the preseason.