Tension at Anfield As Liverpool Ready to Part Ways With Mo Salah Over £400,000 a Week New Contract Demand

Tension at Anfield As Liverpool Ready to Part Ways With Mo Salah Over £400,000 a Week New Contract Demand

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:05 PM
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  • Liverpool could sell Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah this summer after getting frustrated with the striker’s latest contract demands
  • The Merseyside club will consider offers of £60million for Mohamed Salah this summer despite selling Sadio Mane a few days ago
  • Salah who has been Liverpool’s top scorer in the last two seasons has a year remaining on his contract and has still yet to agree to a new deal

Liverpool are prepared to lose another top forward this summer just a few days after selling off Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich after six years at the Premier League club.

The Reds are reportedly frustrated with Mohamed Salah’s new contract demands are willing to receive offers for the Egyptian forward this summer.

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Liverpool Owners FSG will weigh up a shock sale for Salah if they get an offer in the region of £60million. Photo by Eric Alonso
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According to a report via the Daily Mail, Salah is demanding wages of £400,000 a week if he is to remain at Liverpool as he enters the final year of his present deal with the club.

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Salah who currently earns just under the £240,000 a week received by the club's top earner Virgil van Dijk and wants a significant increase in his take-home pay following his brilliant performances in recent seasons.

Last season Salah won the Premier League Golden Boot award and also scored 31 goals and provided 16 assists for Liverpool across 51 appearances in all competitions.

Real Madrid monitoring Salah’s contract situation

Meanwhile, UEFA Champions League holders, Real Madrid could swoop in to sign Mohamed Salah from Liverpool this summer following the Egyptian’s contract standoff with the Reds.

Liverpool could let Mo Salah leave Anfield for £60million The Sun reports and Los Blancos are among the few clubs monitoring Salah’s delicate situation.

The Reds are not willing to shatter their wage structure to keep Salah at Anfield and Real Madrid could take advantage of the contract deadlock to seal a move for Premier League Golden Boot winner this summer.

Mohamed Salah sends well wishes to new Bayern signing

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Egypt and Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah has wished close pal and now ex-teammate Sadio Mané well ahead of his new adventure with Bayern Munich.

Mané and Salah formed a formidable attacking partnership alongside Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, terrorizing opposition defenders in England.

The Salah, Mané and Firmino triumvirate fetched Liverpool unprecedented success including a triumph in the Premier League and Champions League.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu
Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..