SALAH STAYING AT LIVERPOOL ‘FOR SURE’ NEXT SEASON
MOHAMED Salah has con firmed he will see out his con tract at Liverpool next season, but the Egypt forward remains non-committal on his future at Anfield beyond 2023.
Salah’s contract expires at the end of next season and talks over a new deal have dragged on for months without a resolution.
Ahead of tomorrow’s Cham pions League final against Real Madrid, Salah said his full focus is on winning the biggest prize in European football for the sec ond time.
“I don’t want to talk about the contract. I’m staying next season for sure, let’s see after that,” said Salah at Liverpool’s pre-match media day on Wednesday.
“In my mind I don’t focus about the contract. I don’t want to be selfish, it’s about the team. It’s a really important week for us, I want to see Hendo ( Jordan Henderson) having the trophy again in his hands.”
However, Real’s failure to land France forward Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain has sparked speculation they could now enter the race for Salah.
The 29-year-old picked up his third Premier League Golden Boot in five seasons on Sunday as he shared the award with Tottenham’s Son Heung-min on 23 goals. Salah’s fellow for ward Sadio Mane also refused to commit his long-term future to Liverpool.
The Senegal international is out of contract in 2023 and has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich. “This question (about my future) I will answer after the Champions League,” Mane told Sky Sports.
“If I’m staying or not, I’m go ing to answer after Champions League.”
In the aftermath of Real’s stunning comeback against Manchester City in the Cham pions League semi-finals, which set up a repeat of the 2018 fi nal between Liverpool and the Spanish giants, Salah said he had a “score to settle.”
Salah was forced off early in Real’s 3-1 win in Kyiv due to a dislocated shoulder after being hauled to the ground by Sergio Ramos.
He will not come up against the rugged Spanish centre-back on Saturday as Ramos left Ma drid to join Paris Saint-Germain last year. Salah had scored 44 goals in his debut season at Liverpool heading into the final four years ago. The injury also left him hobbled for the 2018 World Cup as Egypt crashed out at the group stages.