Top 10 Best Paid Football Stars After Mohammed Salah Pens New Liverpool Deal

• Mohammed Salah officially extended his contract with Liverpool on Friday, July 1
• The Egyptian superstar will be at Anfield for three more years, and his wages have rocketed to the region of £400,000-a-week
• Salah is now among the heavy-hitters in terms of earnings in world football

Mohammed Salah has inevitably shot up the ranks in the enviable list of highest-earning football stars in world football today.

The 30-year-old Liverpool forward put all transfer speculations to bed on Friday, July 1 when he put pen on paper in a new three-year deal with Liverpool.

Liverpool were overly determined to keep Salah, having already lost Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich weeks earlier.

In truth, Salah deserved a new deal as he has been a revelation since moving from Roma to Anfield in 2017.

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At Liverpool, he has managed to score an impressive 156 goals in 254 games, winning huge pieces of silverware along the way.

While his new deal entails Salah earning something in the region of £400,000 a week, he is still miles behind the highest earner in football – Kylian Mbappe.

Daily Mail recently released a list of the highest-earning football stars, and it is an interesting one.

10. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich – £350,000-a-week

9. Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid (on loan from Barcelona) – £356,000-a-week

=7. David De Gea, Manchester United – £375,000-a-week

=7. Erling Haaland, Manchester City – £375,000-a-week

=5. Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United – £385,000-a-week

=5. Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester CIty – £385,000-a-week

4. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool – £400,000-a-week

3. Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain, £606,000-a-week

2. Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain – £960,000-a-week

1. Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain – £1,000,000-a-week

Notably, four players – David De gea, Erling Haalahd, Kevin de Bruyne and Cristiano Ronaldo earn near-similar wages.

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Liverpool fans’ concern over Salah after new deal

Elsewhere, Sports Brief reported of Liverpool fans’ primary concerns after Salah’s contract extension.

The fans are mainly concerned the magnitude of the new deal might lead to complacency on Salah’s end, and his eventual Liverpool exit.

A similar situation was witnessed with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who experienced a spectacular dip in form after signing a mega-deal with Arsenal back in 2020.

The Gabon international went on to fall out with Mikel Arteta and was eventually sold to Barcelona in January 2022.