Mohamed Salah signed a new contract with Liverpool. He is now bound to the Merseyside club through 2025. Friday, July 1 was the day that the Reds announced this news. The end of a soap opera that chilled the relationship between the Egyptian strikers and the club he was originally signed to until June 2023.
Our Egyptian King is here for you😍#SalahStays pic.twitter.com/4oQGiN6krc
—Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 1, 2022
Mohamed Salah, a Belgian-born Manchester City resident, is unlikely to get the same remuneration (464,000 euros) as Kevin De Bruyne. The 30-year-old player earned 235,000 euros per weekly and now receives 406,000 euro each week. Liverpool’s highest earner is this player, who has long refused any payment. “madness”Keep the Egyptian.
Three factors pleaded in favor of the captain of the Pharaohs: his competitiveness, the risk of seeing him go free in January 2023 and the departure to Bayern Munich of his friend Sadio Mané. The Reds were forced to make additional financial efforts to prolong their star because they were caught in the middle of these elements.
1. Competitiveness
Mohamed Salah scored 152 goals in 238 matches for Liverpool since he joined the club in 2017. With 23 goals, he won the Premier League’s top scorer title.
It’s difficult to live without a player like this, who played a key role in winning the Champions League in 2019, and the league title 2020.
There is no greater honor than receiving an award that my colleagues voted for. Thank you all for your support! pic.twitter.com/AH0FOSapXI
—Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) June 9, 2022
2. Sadio Mane
Liverpool fans who still hold Mohamed Salah in their hearts would welcome the decision to let him go. Especially since they had to resign themselves after the departure for Bayern Munich of Sadio Mané, now ex-accomplice of the Pharaoh on the front of the attack of the Reds and another darling of Anfield.
It’s been quite an adventure! I want to thank you for all the great times. We will all miss you. pic.twitter.com/zndPry1mfg
—Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) June 22, 2022
The concern isn’t just emotional. He is also an athlete. Because, without Salah and Mané, Liverpool would have been exposed to a 2022-2023 season full of uncertainties about its obvious objective of playing the big roles in both the Premier League and the Champions League.
After a year in the which the Reds, winners both of the League Cup and the FA Cup, were very close to a historic quadruple, this is especially significant. City won the league title by one point, but City lost the final against Real Madrid in the C1 category.
Liverpool have strengthened their relationship with Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, admittedly. But, it is not easy to replace the Sadio Mané-Mo Salah duo.
3. January 2023
Many European big-name teams sought Mohamed Salah out. FC Barcelona seems to be prioritizing Robert Lewandowski, while keeping an eye on the Egyptian just incase. Real Madrid wanted to compensate for the failure on the Mbappé and Haaland files with the recruitment of Salah.
Liverpool’s leaders realized that the Egyptian striker was in danger of being ejected by their mad rush. Worse, the Egyptian’s contract expires in June 2023 and he could leave on his own next January. This would result in a double loss: one sporting and one financial.
LeBron JamesA Liverpool fan, who was a big fan of Mohamed Salah, wouldn’t have appreciated the extension of his contract.
Writing – Sports News Africa
Source: sportnewsafrica
