Why Mohamed Salah has not yet signed new Liverpool contract

• Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah is yet to agree on a new contract with the club and discussions have since stalled
• Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool manager has stated that it is all in the hands of Salah to sign the contract extension
• Salah, on the other hand, stated that his situation is in the hands of the club saying he is not asking for crazy staffs

Liverpool star forward Mohamed Salah has been described as thinking there is ‘something missing’ at Anfield with regard to his ongoing contract stand-off with the Merseyside club.

Salah’s current deal only runs until the end of next season and he could feasibly sign a pre-contract agreement with another club in less than a year to lock in a move away as a free agent.

Despite manager Jurgen Klopp recently playing down fears, Liverpool fans would be forgiven for beginning to feel uneasy that one of the best players in the world – one who has scored 28 goals so far this season alone, 20 being in the Premier League and 153 since he joined the club – could avoidably be on the move.

Mohamed Salah is yet to agree on a new contract with Liverpool and talks have stalled between his representatives and the club. | PHOTO: Getty Images |

Klopp stated in Friday during his pre-match press against Brighton that Liverpool ‘cannot do much more to persuade Salah to sign fresh terms at Anfield.

“It’s Mo’s decision pretty much,” he said. “The club did what the club can do. That’s how it is, nothing bad to say about it. It’s all fine, from my point of view it’s exactly like it should be in this moment in time. Nothing’s happened further, no signing, no rejection or whatever.”

But Salah himself would appear to have different ideas. Klopp’s comments on Friday were met with a response from Salah’s agent Ramy Abass Issa on social media. There was no direct context to it, but soon after the Liverpool boss had spoken, the agent tweeted several laughing emojis.

Mohamed Salah has been one of the best players in the world in recent seasons. This season alone the Egyptian has 28 goals in all competitions, 20 coming in the Premier League where he ranks as the top scorer with eight more goals than the second-best. | PHOTO: Getty Images |

In January, Salah gave a conflicting point of view, insisting it is the club in control of the situation.

“I want to stay, but it’s not in my hands. It’s in their hands,” he told the press. “They know what I want. I’m not asking for crazy stuff. The thing is when you ask for something and they show you they can give you something. Because they appreciate what you did for the club.”

It was reported last week that contract talks between Liverpool and Salah have broken down since December and that he has ‘no intention’ of agreeing to the offer currently on the table.

In the wake of another Salah goal in another Liverpool win at the weekend, The Athletic has explained the root cause of the ongoing contract stand-off.

For Salah, what is ‘missing’ – despite all of the obvious positives of being a Liverpool player – is a contract that is ‘representative of his status as one of the greatest players on the planet’. In short, it seems that Liverpool won’t – or can’t – pay him what his form suggests he is worth.

It is said there is no concern about Salah wanting to leave or pining for a new challenge or the chance to join a particular club. Instead, it is about ‘money, respect and recognition’. As of right now, it is thought Salah earns around a third less per week than Jack Grealish, a player who cannot even come close to matching the Egyptian’s output on the pitch.