Attacker Mohamed Salah does not want to leave Liverpool early. “I’m definitely staying next season,” said Salah on Wednesday during the press conference ahead of the Champions League final with the Reds against Real Madrid on Saturday (9 p.m.) in Paris.
The Egyptian did not want to comment on the chances of a contract extension at Anfield for the time being. “I don’t want to talk about that. I just want to see Hendo (Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson) with the trophy – and then hopefully he’ll give it to me too.” Liverpool narrowly missed out on winning the English Premier League on Sunday and are now hoping for a triumphant end to the season with the handle pot .
The 2019 Champions League winner was also in the final against Real Madrid in 2018, but unfortunately lost there. Salah had to be replaced prematurely after a foul. “I’m very motivated, my motivation is through the roof after what happened last time and after Sunday everyone here is motivated. We are fighting for it and everyone is looking forward to it,” said Salah.
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Recently, talks about extending the contract beyond 2023 have stalled. In mid-March it was said that Salah had rejected an offer from his club and did not want to hold any new talks before the offer was significantly increased. The basic desire of the offensive man is to stay in Anfield. Since his last extension in the summer of 2018, the 29-year-old, who has 31 goals and 16 assists in 50 competitive games this season, is reported to be making around £200,000 a week, which is around €12.5m a year.
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Liverpool is said to have been willing to pay around 3 million euros more – too little for Salah. “I’m happy because there’s nothing new to say, that’s good. The key parties are talking to each other, and that’s all I need to know,” Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp said in early April about the situation at the time.
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