Although Mohamed Salah’s contract needs haven’t changed, Liverpool’s reality remains evident.

Mohamed Salah, a forward for Liverpool, is getting close to signing a one-year contract. However, this time around, talks with the Egyptian’s agent might be more subdued.

The news that Mohamed Salah had signed his final deal with Liverpool was unexpected. Following reports that the Egyptian would be willing to finish out his current contract and then sign a free agent contract with a Premier League opponent, the transaction was quickly finalised.

The famous pictures show him writing on a sunbed in Mykonos, Greece. However, that was over two years ago, and a new beginning is almost upon us. He will have one year remaining on his contract this summer, same like he did in 2022, so talks won’t likely be simple.

The last time Liverpool had a lengthy talk with Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, it created quite a sensation on social media. Ultimately, Salah—who was thirty at the time—became the highest-paid player in Liverpool history.
By then, though, he had only recently secured his third Golden Boot in five seasons, earned numerous Player of the Year honours, and led Liverpool to every possible championship and within one goal of the Premier League crown. With Sadio Mané having recently left for Bayern Munich, Salah was the player Liverpool could not afford to lose.

This time, things feel a little different as we approach the window during which talks, if they haven’t already, could start. Since suffering an injury for the first time in his Anfield career, Salah’s goals have stopped coming. He’s not the explosive player he was during Liverpool’s previous negotiation round.

That’s not to say Salah shouldn’t sign a new deal, of course. Egyptian has contributed 37 goals in 38 games for the Reds this season, proving that he is still among the best forwards in the world in his peak. He is still almost unreplaceable, and a single injury does not always mean the end is imminent. It’s possible that he has several more years at the top, and those ought to be spent to the fullest.

Furthermore, Salah has previously expressed interest in signing with Saudi Arabia, but given how poorly the league has performed thus far, it seems much less likely that he will pursue that option now. The promises given to numerous well-known figures from last summer, such as Jordan Henderson, have so far utterly failed to materialise.

Salah’s present status as the world’s finest player is not as strong as it was during his previous contract, which is another important point that should facilitate Liverpool’s efforts to negotiate a new one with him. As was probably the case with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool should still be tying him down this summer. The only thing holding it back might be ambiguity surrounding the appointment of a new manager. However, maybe the process can go more quietly this time.

This time, there shouldn’t be as much talk about a Salah extension unless there is an incredible change in form in the last six games of the season.