Salah agrees three-year deal to stay with Reds as Spurs sign Richarlison
MOHAMED Salah has brought an end to his long-running contract saga by signing a new three-year deal with Liverpool.
The Egypt international had entered the final year of his existing contract after negotiations over extending his stay dragged on for most of last season.
There had been a stumbling block over the 30-year-old’s wage demands but a delegation flew out to meet with the player, who is still on holiday, and came to an agreement which makes the forward the highest-paid player in the club’s history.
Salah has scored 156 goals in 254 appearances for the club since arriving in 2017 and has helped them win the Premier League, Champions League, Club World Cup, FA Cup and Carabao Cup during that time.
■ Tottenham have completed the £60million signing of Richarlison from Everton.
The Brazil forward has signed a five-year deal at Spurs, moving to London after four years at Goodison Park.
Richarlison has become Tottenham’s fourth summer signing, following Fraser Forster, Ivan Perisic and Yves Bissouma.
Tottenham are expected to continue pushing for new recruits, with moves for Middlesbrough’s Djed Spence and Barcelona’s Clement Lenglet both mooted.
The 25-year-old notched 53 goals in 152 games in four years at Everton, joining the Toffees in 2018 after a year at Watford.
■ Manchester City have signed Arminia Bielefeld goalkeeper Stefan Ortega on a three-year deal.
The 29-year-old joins the Premier League champions as back-up to Ederson after his deal expired with the relegated Bundesliga side.
United States international Zack Steffen was number two last season
but is reportedly set to join Middlesbrough on loan.
Ortega is City’s second summer signing following star striker Erling Haaland’s high-profile arrival from Borussia Dortmund.
■ France international midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has completed his move to Marseille, Arsenal have announced.
The 23-year-old spent last season on loan at the Stade Velodrome and, as part of that deal, Marseille had the option to make the move permanent. It is understood the move has netted Arsenal £11million as well as significant add-ons.
■ Crystal Palace have announced the signing of goalkeeper Sam Johnstone on a four-year contract.
The 29-year-old, who has won three caps for England, makes the move to Selhurst Park after his contract with Championship side West Brom expired.
■ Amazon has secured live UK rights to the Champions League for the first time.
The technology giant will split the rights with BT for the 2024-27 cycle, a period which marks the start of a new format for UEFA’s men’s European club competitions.
Amazon will have the first pick of matches on a Tuesday night through to the semi-finals, with BT retaining the rest of the rights to the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.
The BBC has secured the rights to show Champions League highlights on Wednesday nights.
Amazon already holds the UK rights to 20 Premier League matches per season, but will expand its live offering with this new agreement.
The UK deal is understood to be worth around £500million a year to UEFA and the clubs - £1.5billion in total - an increase of 20 per cent on the current cycle.