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Mohamed Salah is increasingly close to signing a new deal with Liverpool in a potentially huge boost for the Reds, according to a new update.
The Lowdown: Salah saga continues
The future of Liverpool’s Egyptian superstar has dominated the headlines of late, with it unknown if he will sign a new contract or not.
Salah’s current deal expires at the end of next season and his representatives have struggled to agree with the club’s current offer, leading to an impasse.
Now, a big update has emerged regarding the situation, perhaps a timely boost for the club ahead of Sunday’s game of the season against Manchester City.
The Latest: Massive update emerges
According to Football Insider, a ‘source close to Liverpool’ has informed them that Salah is increasingly likely to extend his stay at Anfield, with talks now ‘close to a breakthrough’.
He is ‘willing to compromise’ on the £500,000-a-week wage demands that have been rumoured, still signing a ‘huge’ deal but earning slightly less than he wants.
The Verdict: Huge, if true
FSG are stubborn owners, so it was always going to be up to Salah to change his demands and it looks as though that is the case currently, in what a massive positive boost for Liverpool.
Despite a dip in form of late – the 29-year-old hasn’t scored in open play since February – he is arguably still the most important player the Reds have and he has many years left in him at the top, such is his incredible level of fitness, missing just three games through illness or injury in his entire Liverpool career.
For that reason, the idea of him leaving, either this summer or next, doesn’t even bear thinking about and this update suggests he could remain on Merseyside well into his 30s.
In other news, Liverpool are ‘convinced’ they should sign one player this summer. Find out who it is here.
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