The news all Liverpool fans feared about Mo Salah has been confirmed.

Liverpool are understood to be determined to extend Mo Salah’s current terms at Anfield.

Yet, as we approach the middle of November, it seems we’re no closer to finalising talks over the Egyptian’s future.

Given the lack of further developments on Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold (also on contracts set to expire in 2025), this is an understandably significant concern for the fanbase.

Mo Salah and Liverpool remain far apart in contract talks

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The latest update coming out of Sky Germany would suggest that we’re unlikely to see a major breakthrough in the coming days.

Florian Plettenberg reports on X (formerly Twitter) that the Egyptian King remains ‘far apart’ in talks with the Merseyside giants.

Beyond that, there’s the lingering threat of a potentially seismic offer from Saudi Arabia, on top of ‘top options’ presumably willing to take the 32-year-old off Liverpool’s hands in Europe.

🚨🔴 Liverpool and Mohamed #Salah’s management are still in talks about a potential new contract beyond 2025.

However, no agreement has been reached yet, as both parties remain far apart. #LFC

Salah has other top options in both Saudi Arabia and Europe.@SkySportDE 🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/oN1SzSi7oT

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) November 12, 2024

What is Mo Salah’s stance on staying at Liverpool?

Every indication we’ve been offered appears to point in the direction of our No.11 wanting to commit his best years to Liverpool Football Club.

The player seems to be enjoying life under new head coach Arne Slot and he’s in the form of his life (20 goal contributions in 17 games, across all competitions).

Is it at all surprising that his agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, felt compelled to tell the world he feels his client is currently the best player in world football?

On current form, the numbers and the eye test would appear to support that claim, and therein lies the potential problem.

Liverpool, ever-objective in their decision-making, under the watchful eye of Michael Edwards (CEO of Football) and Richard Hughes (sporting director) won’t be swayed by the now. They’ll be more concerned with whether Salah can extend these kinds of performances we’re witnessing in 2024/25 into the seasons that follow.

On our Egyptian King’s end, his entourage will presumably be pushing for his current value to be reflected in his wage packet (currently £350,000-a-week plus bonuses) and/or the length of his contract extension.

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