Mohamed Salah has announced that this is his “last year” at Liverpool, revealing that no discussions about a new contract have taken place.
The 32-year-old, whose current contract expires next summer, scored in Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Manchester United on Sunday.
After the match, Salah mentioned that he approached the game as if it were his final appearance at Old Trafford.
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“I was coming to the game, I was saying, ‘look, it could be the last time’,” he told Sky Sports.
“Nobody in the club talked to me yet about contracts so I was just like, ‘OK, I play my last season and see at the end of the season’.
“I feel I am free to play football – we will see what happens next year.”
When asked about Salah’s comments, manager Arne Slot said: “It’s a lot of ‘if’. At this moment he is one of ours and I am really happy with him being one of ours and he played really well.
“I don’t talk about contracts from players but I can talk for hours about how Mo played today.”
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In July 2022, Mohamed Salah signed a new three-year contract, reportedly making him Liverpool’s highest-paid player with earnings exceeding £350,000 per week. Last September, Liverpool turned down a £150 million offer from Al-Ittihad for Salah.
This season, Salah has scored in each of Liverpool’s opening three games and had a standout performance at Old Trafford. He has either scored (11) or assisted (6) on 17 of Liverpool’s last 23 Premier League goals against Manchester United, making him the top player in goal involvements against the Red Devils.
Salah has netted 10 goals in nine appearances at Old Trafford across all competitions, joining Alan Shearer as the only player to score 10+ goals at a single away ground for Premier League clubs since 1992-93. He is also the first player to score in five consecutive away matches against Manchester United in the Premier League.
Liverpool’s win against Manchester United has placed them second in the table, just behind Manchester City on goal difference.
“A great result,” said Salah. “Everyone knows the derby is important for the fans and the city. We need to carry on and if you want to fight for the league you have to win each game.
“I managed to be involved in three so I am happy about that. The manager likes us to press high and there was a couple of mistakes and we managed to use them – it was part of the plan.
“With Jurgen we were always like this to get the ball as high as possible. Quite similar from seven years ago, the manager has his own system and we try to adapt that.”
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