Liverpool fans fear Mohamed Salah is saying goodbye in new interview as uncertainty over future continues
Liverpool fans think Mo Salah has hinted at that he will be leaving Anfield at the end of the season after he appeared to give somewhat of a farewell message in a new interview.
Salah has scored 30 goals and registered a further 21 assists this season in what represent staggering numbers – but the Egyptian is out of contract in the summer with no resolution yet reached.
Liverpool want to extend the deal but have not found an agreement, while Salah has gone on record numerous times saying he is keen to extend.
The Egyptian sat down with TNT Sports and spoke about how he would like to be remembered by Reds supporters.
‘I want fans to remember that I gave it all to the fans, I gave it all to the city. I was here, I wasn’t lazy, I just enjoyed my football and gave it all.
‘I think that’s what the city is about – they give you love and you have a connection with them because you give your all.
Mohamed Salah has spoken about how he would like to be remembered by Liverpool fans
Salah has been the Premier League’s standout player this term and is leading the title charge
Liverpool want to extend the deal but have not found an agreement with the Egyptian star
‘I just want them to remember that I was here for eight years and I gave it all.’
Liverpool fans were not encouraged by the comments with many thinking that it sounded like a goodbye.
‘Ouch ouch ouch this sounds like a goodbye,’ wrote one while another said ‘all this be looking like farewell message. Mo please don’t break my heart.’
However, Salah refused to give any concrete update on his future and contract talks.
‘No news,’ he said. ‘In a very polite way. I’m just thinking about the Premier League and we’ll see end of the season.’
Salah contributed another goal and an assist as Liverpool beat Man City at the Etihad on Sunday to move almost out of sight at the top of the Premier League.
The match followed second-placed Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to West Ham the day before, leaving an 11 point gap between the two sides with 11 games remaining, though the Gunners have a game in hand.
Salah, 32, is one of the Liverpool’s all-time greatest players, having scored a remarkable 241 goals in 387 games for the club since joining from Roma in 2017 for an initial £36.5m fee.
The forward has won eight trophies at Anfield, including the Premier League and Champions League.
Salah has won eight trophies with Liverpool and is on course to add to that total
He has been long linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League and Liverpool will be powerless to stop him doing so this summer if that’s what he chooses.
Manager Arne Slot joked on Tuesday that his blistering form is making it harder for the club to extend his contract.
‘You can look at it in both ways,’ said the Reds boss. ‘You can say the better he does the more expensive he might become and if he did really worse we would have second thoughts to extend his contract.
‘For everyone it is the best that he brings in the performances he does now, maybe only for the one who has to pay him it is not the best! For everyone else it is the best because if you want to play at this club you need to be at his level.
‘Otherwise you are almost useless to play at this club because we only need players that are at the top of their game.
‘Because this is one of the best, or the best, club in the world to play for. He needs to have these performances for him to play here and hopefully to extend here.’
