If it was difficult to comment with conviction on the future of Mohamed Salah, courted for many months by Saudi Arabia, the Egyptian striker took everyone off guard with a resounding announcement this Friday. In an interview given to Sky SportsSalah indeed announced that this was his last season with the Reds, where he arrived in 2017, from Roma.
At the time, no one could have really imagined that the Pharaoh would become the player he is today, namely the third highest scorer in the club’s history, and a candidate almost every year for the TOP 5 of the Ball Gold. In recent days, he had broken yet another record by becoming the first Reds player to score at least 20 goals in 8 consecutive seasons. So many memories, between this victory in the Champions League in 2019, or this title of champion of England in 2020, which assured him a place in the pantheon of the greatest players in the history of the club.
It remains to be seen where he will go from now on.
Lately, Salah had already increased his public outings, affirming that no negotiations had been started with Liverpool to extend his contract, which will expire at least in June. This time, he was a bit more assertive: “I want to win the Premier League. It’s probably because we didn’t celebrate our victory the way we wanted in 2020 (due to COVID) and also, because it’s my last year in the club, so we want to do something special for the city.”
He continued: “It is necessary that we win another trophy before we all leave together. We’ve won almost everything, but we’ve won the Premier League once. I hope we can win it twice, which would be great.”before being raised one last time on the possibility of staying in Liverpool: “if this is really my last season here? : So far, yes. These are my last six months. There has been no progress. » It now remains to be seen where the future of the Egyptian will be written. In Europe or Saudi Arabia? Unless this new outing is a final way to put pressure on his club, to extend it.
