Mohamed Salah is the main reason why Liverpool sit at the top of the Premier League table and without a shadow of a doubt, the Egyptian superstar deserves a bumper new deal.
On current form, it will be fair to say that the 32-year-old, who is showing no signs of slowing down, is the best player in the footballing world.
As per today’s report covered by Andy Dunn on The Mirror (press image provided below), Liverpool supporters are putting pressure on the club to agree a new deal with Salah.
A famous banner is usually seen at Anfield which says “He fires a bow! Now give Mo his dough!”. However, the money will eventually come out of the supporters, something that they do not really like.
In the Super Sunday contest between the Reds and Manchester City, a banner against rising ticket prices said “Stop Exploiting Loyalty”.
Dunn writes that should Liverpool agree a £500,000 a week, two year deal worth £52million with Salah, the sum will come out of the fans – ‘whether through increased ticket prices, even more inflated kit prices, more expensive hot dogs, whatever’.
In all honesty, negotiating a new agreement may be the only profitable option for the owners. Winning the Premier League brings significant reward money, and we would not have won the championship without Salah, who has personally contributed to 21 of the PL’s 28 goals.
Furthermore, replacing him with a world-class player would cost almost £100 million, and there is currently no better player, particularly in the right flank position.
Let’s hope the African playmaker signs the deal he deserves and continues to shatter records for us.
