Many media outlets have headlined "Mohamed Salah announces he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season". This may be the reality. But this is not what the 32-year-old Egyptian international is really suggesting, this Friday on Sky Sports England.
The thunderous Liverpool winger, who has scored 17 goals and provided 13 assists in 18 games this season, is out of contract on June 30, 2025. At 32, he is therefore already free to negotiate to sign for free wherever he wants on July 1. After 7 years of good and loyal service, he wants first and foremost to " win the Premier League", more than the Champions League.
But in this interview, he never said that he was going to leave the Mersey club forcibly. On the contrary. When in a passing sentence, Mohamed Salah slide " This is my last year at the club", he later clarifies that he is talking about his contract which ends on June 30.
The Egyptian is engaged in tight negotiations with the Reds' management. He wants a huge contract, in line with his current talent. Liverpool are not fooled, he is 32 years old, they cannot devote too much of the wage bill to a single player, who will inevitably be aging soon.
The exact verbatim of the exchange with the journalist is as follows: " You said this was your last season at the club. Do you really believe that? " To which Mo Salah responds: " So far? Yes… in the last 6 months there has been no progress at all on this level. We are far from any progress in the contract negotiations, so we simply have to wait and see"
« Wait and see " could have been the little phrase taken up by all the media and specialized football accounts on social networks. But it would have been less sensationalist. This new interview looks above all like yet another pressure to stay in the legendary jersey of Liverpool.
