Mohamed Salah has revealed that talks over a new contract with Liverpool have not progressed significantly, despite his standout performance in Sunday’s 5-0 victory over West Ham, which extended the team’s Premier League lead to eight points.
The Egyptian forward scored once and provided two assists, bringing his total for the season to 20 goals and 17 assists from 24 appearances across the Premier League and Champions League.
Salah, along with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, is set to be out of contract at the end of the season.
This means he will be eligible to negotiate a free transfer with clubs outside of England starting from January 1.
While recent reports suggested that a new deal between the 32-year-old and Liverpool was close, Salah dismissed these claims, stating that discussions had not advanced significantly.
“We are far away from that,” Salah told Sky Sports. “I don’t want to put something in the media and people start saying stuff, but nothing really has moved on.
“Now I am focused on the team and hopefully we win the Premier League.”
Arsenal and Chelsea have the opportunity to close the gap on Liverpool in the coming days, but with their current form, the leaders are in control of the race for a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title — and only their second in 35 years.
“The only thing in my mind is that I want Liverpool to win the league and I want to be part of it,” added Salah.
“That is the only thing I have focused on. I will do my best to win the trophy. We are in the right direction but there are other teams trying to catch up with us. We just need to stay humble and go again.”
Arne Slot has triumphed in 23 of his 27 matches since taking on the challenging role of succeeding Jürgen Klopp at Anfield.
When asked if Mohamed Salah is currently the best player in the world, the Dutchman acknowledged that, based on his stats this season, it’s hard to argue otherwise.
“If you look at his numbers, you can’t argue that, but there are different players in different leagues that have a lot of quality,” said Slot.
“But Mo is definitely up there at the moment. He could have scored more today, but I also liked his work rate for the team without the ball.
“He’s in a very good place. Let’s hope he can stay like this for a long time.”
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