Mohamed Salah is closer than ever to extend his Liverpool contract and end a long -standing saga on his future.
Mail Sport understands that the Egyptian is now closing on the signing of a new agreement to the Anfield club.
Virgil Van Dijk should follow suit after dropping a significant index on his future twice during last week. The captain said that “ Progrès ” were underway in Craven Cottage and said to a childhood question event event with Cadbury’s that a resolution will soon be found.
It is understood that the Dutch defender also heads in the right direction with his saga, and is about to put the pen on paper on a new agreement – although nothing is signed or official on one or the other account.
Salah has aroused the massive interest of Saudi Arabia in the past two years. This saw Al Ittihad making an offer of 150 million pounds sterling in August 2023, which was quickly rejected by Liverpool.
The Saudis have retained an interest in Salah and explored if they could convince him to join them this summer, when his Liverpool contract is expected to expire. The 32 -year -old has long been the “dream target” of Saudi Pro League.
Mohamed Salah gets closer to a new agreement to stay with the leaders of the Premier League Liverpool
Arne Slot had to face some questions about the uncertain future of three of her biggest stars
The Liverpool skipper, Virgil Van Dijk, should also put pen on paper on a new agreement to the club
Clubs in the region also run on a potential summer movement for the Reds Darwin Nunez striker, while Luis Diaz also attracts the interest of the whole world.
The Saudis approached Liverpool in January to sign Nunez, but the club was not willing to sell its attacker halfway to their title of Premier League.
Salah himself has publicly discussed his contract saga on several occasions, saying in November that he was “more outside than in” and telling Sky Sports that it was his last season at the club.
Many observers have considered this as a tactic of Salah to put pressure on the hierarchy of Liverpool, led by Fenway Sports Group (FSG), Michael Edwards and the new sports director Richard Hughes, to prolong his agreement.
An contractual offer has been on the table for some time, but Salah and his representative, Ramy Abbas, wanted a better deal. FSG has a long -standing policy not to extend any agreement for the players in their thirties, but the fans have called on the owners to find an exception here.
It is understood that Salah is ready to miss the June international camp in Egypt to completely rest his body after a long season for Liverpool, indicating more his desire to stay.
His decision to skip the Olympic Games from last summer is cited by sources as a reason for his stellar season during which he scored 32 goals and made 22 assists.
No details are known on Salah’s new potential agreement, but the sources suggest that a two -year extension seems the most likely.
It is understood that Salah is ready to miss the Egyptian June international camp to rest completely his body after a long season for Liverpool
Ibrahima Konate is another that has an uncertainty that is looming on its future, although its agreement takes place until the end of next season
As for Van Dijk, who will be 34 years old in July, it also seems that he is about to commit his future at the club. He declared earlier this week that progress had been made.
His contract has long been considered the least difficult to resolve despite the interests of other clubs around the world.
Van Dijk’s defensive partner, Ibrahima Konate, is another that has an uncertainty that is looming on its future – although its agreement takes place until the end of next season. Real Madrid is one of those who keep an eye at a distance on its situation.
Liverpool has opened talks with the French international, but an agreement is not yet close. Although the future of Van Dijk, Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold are the priority at the moment, the Konate contract will probably be more thrown under the spotlight.
Real Madrid finalizes a move to sign Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer this summer. Nothing has yet been signed but, as reported in December, the 15 times champions of Europe are convinced that he will soon be their man.
The right back is on the right track to be in the shape of an ankle injury next month.
Meanwhile, the former legendary boss Jurgen Klopp will return to Merseyside next month for a charity gala for the arm of the Liverpool foundation. He will be at the Liverpool cathedral ball on Friday, May 23.
This falls two days before the day, the Reds will probably raise the trophy of the Premier League, at home of Crystal Palace, but there is no indication anyway if it will be present in Anfield. The boss Arne Slot would welcome him in an open arm match.
