Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp gives Mohamed Salah contract update as warning fired to rivals

Klopp 'can't wait' for Liverpool to play in front of full Anfield

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has provided an update on Mohamed Salah’s contract situation as talks over a new deal continue. The Egyptian winger’s current terms are set to run out in 2023.

Reds boss Klopp has called for calm as Anfield chiefs look to tie down Mo Salah for the rest of his best years in football.

Salah still has just shy of two years left on his contract, but is already locked in talks over a new deal.

The 29-year-old has proven himself to be one of the most important players at the club, playing a key role in the recent Premier League and Champions League success.

And Klopp has warned that with Salah kicking off the season in great form, talks around the deal should not get carried away.

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The German said: “Two things: Mo is obviously in a really, really good moment football-wise, mood-wise, how he behaves from the first day he came back, absolutely great.

“So we’re all adults, we’re all professionals, there are talks and talks and when there is a decision we will tell you.

“Until then it is only important how the parties work together in these things (contract talks). It is not about Mo it is more general, so if that is perfect which it is, then we don’t have to talk about anything else.

“And 35 people can talk in the background but with two years left (on his contract) you can imagine there are talks and that is it.”

Klopp also warned Reds fans about labelling Salah a ‘legend’ of the club just yet, maintaining that while records can be broken during a career, legacy is something that has to be looked back on.

“I am involved in pretty much everything in the club, I know about all the things but that doesn’t mean we will tell you about each little step we make in any negotiations,” he said.

“The records he has broken already are absolutely insane. I didn’t know when he scored last week he became the first player in (Premier League) history to score in the first game for five consecutive seasons.

“There’s a reason why no-one did it – it’s really difficult and he did it. And if there are any records out there he will know about it.

“That’s Mo Salah, and I am really happy if he stays like this. But I never told him that he could be the one of the biggest LFC legends ever, because that is not what you go for.

“Records yes, but becoming a legend people will judge you after your career. That’s fine. He is in a good mood and hopefully it can stay like this.”

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