Mo Salah: Why Liverpool may sell star forward to Real Madrid
Robin Bairner
- 25 Jun 2022 11:48 BST
- 3 min read
Mohamed Salah is no closer to signing a new contract with Liverpool, and with his deal up in 2023 the Anfield club are reportedly coming around to the idea of selling him this summer.
Liverpool have already offloaded Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich during this transfer window, with the Senegal international star allowed to depart despite being a contender for the Ballon d’Or this year.
Roberto Firmino and Salah are in a similar position but the widely accepted logic has been that the Egypt international star would sign a new deal with the club.
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The Daily Express, though, casts doubt on that theory, claiming that Salah has asked for £160,000 a week more than is presently being received by Virgil van Dijk. It is not the first time that it has been reported that the 30-year-old is asking for an extravagant wage, but what it more pertinent is that the Reds now appear to be open to selling the forward.
Indeed, it is suggested that they will accept offers of around €70 million (£60m) for the player because they are not willing to break their pay structure for one player.
Will Salah leave Liverpool?
There are a limited number of clubs that could sign Salah this summer. A switch to a Premier League rival can be virtually discounted. A deal with Manchester City or Manchester United would be immediately dismissed, Arsenal or Tottenham are unlikely to fund such lavish wages, leaving a return to Chelsea as the only possibility.
Abroad, clubs are battling financial difficulties. Barcelona, for instance, could not even consider landing such a player in their current position.
That leaves Real Madrid and PSG, two teams who have been linked with Salah in the past. Should PSG offload Neymar, then Salah would definitely become a possibility, but the Brazilian appears to be going nowhere.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, were not expected to sign an attacker this summer after their move for Kylian Mbappe failed, but if Salah were to become available at an attractive price, the Champions League winners may just be tempted.
Nevertheless, for the moment Salah looks secure at Liverpool, even if doubts over his future at growing.
