And Liverpool should try to avoid potential situations where a player’s agent enters negotiations using other members of the squad as a benchmark. Many clubs have already fallen into this trap.The Mohamed Salah saga continues without the cryptic tweets Liverpool fans had to deal with last time. Salah’s performances and performances this season suggest that keeping him was the right decision and he doesn’t look like he’s slowing down anytime soon.
This means it would be perfectly reasonable for the club to try to keep hold of the Egypt captain beyond 2025, but a move could prove difficult with clubs in the Saudi Arabian Professional League expected to return for his signature. Salah could certainly command more money than Liverpool are paying him, but the Reds will face more pressure as they try to extend the contracts of the other two stars. Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are also entering the final 18 months of their respective contracts, with the latter’s form suggesting he will receive a significant pay rise. There’s no denying that Liverpool’s captain is back in top form as well, but given the age of Liverpool’s squad, he may be the easiest of the three.
According to Spotrac, the Dutch star is currently the club’s second highest earner on $279,000 (£220,000/€255,000) per week. It would be easy for Liverpool to offer him a significant nominal rise to keep him on Merseyside. The club captain earned more money.A pay rise for Alexander-Arnold seems even more significant given his importance to Jurgen Klopp’s system.
He currently earns $228,000 (£180,000/€209,000) a week with SpotRac, but his performance suggests he could get the biggest pay rise of the three. But Klopp’s decision to add him as captain of his boyhood club will make things easier. But Liverpool must not make the mistake of delaying all three until the summer. Salah is in no rush to sign a new contract as he focuses on the Africa Cup of Nations, but may wait to see what offers come in at the end of the season. With Lionel Messi reuniting his Barcelona team at Inter Miami and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Middle East, Salah looks set to become the next big signing in Saudi Arabia’s professional league. At least Salah’s camp cannot ignore this speculation as it will be useful in negotiations.
However, if Liverpool can agree new deals for Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold, they will be in a much stronger negotiating position if they want to extend Salah’s stay. Liverpool’s performance this season has been close on more than one occasion as aim to Win trophies.
Liverpool are unlikely to make any moves in the transfer window this month as they are likely to lack suitable long-term options. But that doesn’t mean the club doesn’t have to make important decisions.The contract situations of Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara are important at times but may not be the first deal Liverpool consider. Above all, a triple contract dilemma looms, with three of the club’s key stars entering their final seasons this summer.
