A future thirty-something. On June 15, Mohamed Salah will celebrate his 30th birthday. A course in his life as a man and footballer that he is not too afraid of, as he confided FourFourTwo† “I didn’t think about turning 30. I ask some players and they say you feel different when you’re 30, but I don’t know, I feel good. I enjoy life, I enjoy football no matter my age. Now you can see all the players extend their career. The best after 32, 33 years are still playing. There are many: Lewandowski, Benzema, Messi, Ronaldo, Zlatan, many players. There is also [Edin] Dzeko in Italy, [Olivier] Giroud. They all work fine after 30 years, so I’m not worried about that.”†
Mo Salah wants to stay
What worries him, on the other hand, is his future. The Egyptian international, a vital part of Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool, will reach a major turning point in his adventure with the Reds. Indeed, he will soon have just one year left from his contract to honor within the Mersey club, his contract officially expiring on June 30, 2023. And if the residents of Anfield Road want to stay with him, there is still no contract extension. Place. Both sides have not yet reached an agreement. Despite his desire to stay, Salah would demand a large raise in salary to stay. Liverpool did offer him a new lease with a salary of €483,000 a week. Proposal rejected.
A delicate situation to manage, then, for the Reds, who are exploring other avenues in the event of the departure of the Egyptian whose name has been cited at Barca and Juve. At the heart of the rumours, Mohamed Salah came out of silence this Friday to unleash his truths. When asked if he intended to stay at Liverpool for a long time, he replied: “I don’t know, I still have a contract for one year. I think the fans know what I want, but for the contract it’s not about the money at all. So I don’t know, I can’t tell you exactly I still have a year to go and the fans know what I want.† Continue with the Reds?
“Yes”he confided before adding later:“Yeah. Um, I think so? But if they want me to go, that’s something else.”
He has already thought about the day of his departure
He then clarified further: “This club means a lot to me. I have enjoyed my football here more than anywhere else, I gave everything to the club and everyone saw it. I had a lot of great moments here, winning titles, scoring goals and winning individual trophies . It’s like a family here.”† A family where he feels good despite the vagueness about his future. “I’m not worried, I’m not going to worry about anything. The season isn’t over yet, so let’s finish it as best we can, that’s the most important thing. Next year we’ll see what will happen.”† Salah sees his future with the Reds, unless the situation turns around.
In this case, he would leave a club after his own heart. He also talked about the day he would leave Anfield. “Of course (it will move, pay attention). To play in that atmosphere and always see the fans behind me… I have streamers in the stadium, two or three, and they always sing my song. It’s going to be a very sad moment.”† By then, he still wants to break Ian Rush’s goal record (346 goals). “I hope I will be the first before I leave. More than 300 goals is quite difficult to achieve. But we will see…” To achieve that, Mohamed Salah (155 goals) must remain in Liverpool for quite a few more years. Good news for Reds fans.
