Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah admits the club are “far from any progress” on a new contract, with his current contract set to expire in the summer.
However, he refuses to be “worried or stressed” about the situation and is determined to enjoy what could be his final six months at Anfield winning the Premier League for the second time.
The Egyptian international’s contract has been a long-running saga, with teammates Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold in a similar situation, but despite public statements about a lack of movement, a solution appears no closer.
Salah, whose agent Ramy Abbas would be available for Sunday’s match against Manchester United, is now eligible to discuss a pre-contract with European clubs but said he would leave uncertainty out of the box to derail what he hopes to be. A memorable season.
In an interview with Sky Sports, he was asked if he thought his time at Liverpool would come to an end and he replied: “So far, yes. These are the last six months.
“We are a long way from any progress, so we just have to wait and see.
“What’s in my head is, ‘Okay, if this is my last six months or last year, what do you need to see going forward?’ Do you need to look back and say I was involved in the contract or I was under pressure or do you just need to say, OK, I had a season?
“That’s in my head now. All the time now. If I feel that kind of distraction, I remind myself, ‘You want to look back and you had an unbelievable season’. So that’s what I want to do.”
We are for any progress.
Salah, who has 17 goals and 13 assists this season, has won every club honor except the Europa League in his seven and a half years at Liverpool.
Ending the club’s 30-year wait for a league title in 2020 was tempered slightly by the fact Covid regulations meant it was achieved behind closed doors and the players were not able to celebrate the momentous triumph with fans.
So, with Liverpool approaching the weekend, with six things clear and a game in hand, Salah has redefined his priorities.
“In my interviews over the last seven or eight years, I say (I need to win the) Champions League,” he added.
“But it’s the first time I’ve said I need to win the Premier League with Liverpool.
“It’s probably because we didn’t celebrate the game we won the way we wanted (due to coronavirus-related restrictions) and also, coming back here too, it’s my last year at the club, so we have to do something special for the city.
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