Roy Keane insists Liverpool must tie down Mohamed Salah to a new deal

Roy Keane insists Liverpool must tie down Mohamed Salah to a new deal despite talks stalling, as he hails him as ‘one of the greatest players in the world’ – but Ian Wright warns they may have to plan for life without him

  • Mohamed Salah has just 18 months left on his lucrative contract at Liverpool 
  • Talks have continued to stall over an extension, raising concerns over his future 
  • Roy Keane says it is crucial for the club to tie down the superstar to a new deal
  • He heaped praise on Salah, calling him ‘one of the greatest players in the world’ 
  • Ian Wright, meanwhile, says they may have to start preparing for life after him 

Roy Keane believes Liverpool must tie down Mohamed Salah to a new contract with the forward having entered the final 18 months of his contract at Anfield.

Talks over the extension are continuing to drag on, and the club have typically been keen to adhere to a strict wage structure when handing out fresh terms to players.

Salah has claimed he is not asking for ‘crazy money’, but the mercurial forward is though to want his salary to match his status as one of the best players in the world. 

Roy Keane has insisted Liverpool must tie down superstar Mohamed Salah to a new contract 

That would see him become the top earner at the club, overtaking Virgil van Dijk, and pundit Keane believes Liverpool must do all they can to keep him.  

He has also insisted that the winger is fully in control of the situation, however. 

‘He is 29 but the modern players are machines. That is no issue,’ he said on ITV.

Talks between Salah and the club are continuing to stall, with Jurgen Klopp keen for him to stay

‘From Liverpool’s point of view it is business, they have got to try and negotiate but Salah, you have got to get him signed up, he is one of the greatest players in the world. Got to get it done. 

‘If it goes into next season you really start to worry, but try to get it done and dusted.

‘They might not have a choice [of it going into next season]. It is up to the player, the player is in charge. He said he is happy here and he is going to try and negotiate a better deal. 

‘Sometimes… he is going to get a great deal anyway, it’s not always about the money, is it about a new experience? 

Speaking on ITV, Keane says that it is crucial for Liverpool to ensure Salah pens fresh terms

Salah has said he is not asking for ‘crazy money’ to stay at Anfield, but is keen on a salary rise

‘But he has said a number of times here – I know he is going to say that – he is happy here and he is loved here, but Liverpool have got to try and get him signed up. 

‘You can’t just let good players like that go out the door particularly on a free.’

Ian Wright, meanwhile, has admitted that Jurgen Klopp may need to start planning for life after Salah – but has described him as the ‘mainstay’ on Merseyside. 

He said: ‘You have to do that, especially with the way Liverpool have done their business. You have to maybe get yourself ready for that outcome. It may never happen, I don’t think it should happen.

Ian Wright believes Liverpool may have to prepare for life after Salah, but hailed his qualities

‘Salah is the mainstay here, we know he has got an unbelievable cast with him but Salah and the way he is scoring, the way he is playing since he has been here.

‘He is another one of those signings Liverpool have made, when they made it people said “Oh, Salah?”. Look at what he has turned into.

‘He is 29 now, I think that the contract of course is going to be a lot of money but it is Mo Salah and what he does for this team.’

He went on to add: ‘We’d have to be talking about the same money as [Erling] Haaland and [Kylian] Mbappe with what he has done, we have to be talking about that kind of money to replace him. So he has got to be signed up.’




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