Liverpool head coach Arne Slot stated that he desires Mohamed Salah to increase his contract with the Reds regardless of him being linked with a transfer to the Saudi Professional League.
Salah’s present deal is ready to expire on the finish of the continued marketing campaign and the Egypt worldwide stated at first of January that it’s his final season with the membership with “no progress” in talks for an extension.
And Slot was requested about Saudi Arabia sports activities minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal’s feedback that he would “love” to see Salah play for a membership within the Saudi prime flight.
“It will be a shock if anybody stated they didn’t need Mo Salah,” Slot stated forward of the Premier League leaders’ assembly with Bournemouth on Saturday.
“He has achieved so effectively for thus a few years, that everybody in all probability desires him.
“He has achieved so effectively with out my recommendation so he can maintain doing what’s finest for his profession, even with out my recommendation. My recommendation to him can be totally different to the one [of Al Faisal].
“All people desires him, together with us. We in fact need him to increase as effectively. That’s clear.”
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Salah has registered 19 objectives and 13 assists in simply 22 Premier League appearances throughout Slot’s first season at Liverpool after changing earlier boss Jurgen Klopp.
The Egyptian is just one purpose away from his fifth 20-goal season within the Premier League. Solely Alan Shearer (seven instances), Thierry Henry (5), Sergio Agüero (six) and Harry Kane (six) have achieved extra.
Salah, who scored within the 4-1 win in opposition to Ipswich City final outing, can be just one purpose (176) behind Frank Lampard (177) among the many all-time Premier League prime scorers.
Shearer (260), Kane (213), Wayne Rooney (208), Andy Cole (187), Aguero (184) are the opposite gamers in entrance of him within the listing.
“I’m not shocked somebody desires him. He has achieved so many sensible issues in his profession, so he’ll make the best determination for himself and hopefully for us as effectively,” Slot added.
Salah joined the Merseyside membership in 2017 from Roma and has additionally beforehand performed for Basel, Chelsea and Fiorentina.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold are additionally out of contract this summer time.
“After all. I communicate with these gamers, not every single day like [sporting director] Richard [Hughes] however rather a lot,” Slot stated.
“It will be ridiculous if in all these instances we’ve not spoken concerning the future. After all we do. However that’s not one thing I’m going to debate [with the media]. It isn’t solely with the three which can be out of contract, you additionally discuss concerning the future with different gamers as effectively. It’s a continuous course of speaking to your gamers.”