Mohamed Salah has mentioned he’s but to obtain a proper contract provide from Liverpool, including that he’s “extra out than in” relating to whether or not he’ll keep on the membership subsequent season.
Salah, whose contract is ready to run out subsequent summer time, has loved a formidable particular person marketing campaign, having scored 12 targets in all competitions this time period, together with a brace in Liverpool’s 3-2 comeback win over Southampton on Sunday.
Nonetheless, talking after the win at St Mary’s, Salah admitted he was “disillusioned” that the membership has not but formally tabled a brand new contract.
“Properly, we’re virtually in December and I have not acquired any provides but to remain within the membership, [so] I am in all probability extra out than in,” Salah instructed reporters.
“You realize now I’ve been within the membership for a few years. There isn’t a membership like this. However ultimately it isn’t in my fingers. As I mentioned earlier than, it’s December and I have not acquired something but about my future.
“I really like the followers. The followers love me. In the long run it isn’t in my fingers or the followers’ fingers. Let’s wait and see. In fact [no offer is disappointing], yeah.
“I am not going to retire quickly so I am simply enjoying, specializing in the season and I am making an attempt to win the Premier League and hopefully the Champions League as effectively. I am disillusioned however we are going to see.”
A supply instructed ESPN that talks between Salah’s representatives and Liverpool have been ongoing and constructive, though his contract discussions had been all the time anticipated to be complicated and take time.
Salah signed his final Liverpool contract, which made him the membership’s highest earner, in June 2022. As issues stand, he can be free to talk to golf equipment exterior of England a few free switch subsequent summer time when the winter window opens on Jan. 1.
The 32-year-old has beforehand been linked with a transfer to the Saudi Professional League nonetheless he was fast to close down such discuss on Sunday afternoon.
Salah is one among three Liverpool gamers whose present deal is ready to run out on the finish of the season, with membership captain Virgil van Dijk and vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold additionally out of contract subsequent summer time.
Info from Mark Ogden contributed to this report.
