Mohamed Salah Player Thread (F)

https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1466367813296263177

Incredible. Henry is, to me, the greatest ever Premier League era player so this is simply unbelievable.

27 G/A in those 19 games.

Only failed to have a goal involvement in 1 league game this season - Burnley, and even in that game he had a goal wrongly ruled out for offside.

It was the correct call, as he was well off. Just like when he scored his 100th goal at Brentford, when he was well on.

Sorry I don't have much to offer on the contract figures, for a contract that doesn't have to be renewed for another 18 months. He will be offered one, possibly already has been. If he wants to win major trophies he'll grab a pen. If he wants a bigger bank account, he won't.

https://twitter.com/jamespearcelfc/status/1467792054797443075?s=21

Purely speculation on my part and I hope I'm wrong (probably likely) but it seems like maybe FSG is concerned about a huge contract outlay to a player turning 30. Although at this point there is no viable alternative available for reasonable money so I'm really not sure why this hasn't been taken care of. I feel like the longer it goes on the chances of it turning into a Gini situation are only going to increase. 

Purely speculation on my part and I hope I'm wrong (probably likely) but it seems like maybe FSG is concerned about a huge contract outlay to a player turning 30. Although at this point there is no viable alternative available for reasonable money so I'm really not sure why this hasn't been taken care of. I feel like the longer it goes on the chances of it turning into a Gini situation are only going to increase.

Have no doubt, FSGs main consideration behind contracts is resale value and that’s a massive concern here with Mo

I thought that it would be close, this throws a big doubt over that

I still thinks it’s sorted and announced by January 30th though

wow I never thought I would see someone who called themselves a Liverpool supporter back some owners who only love the value of the club over someone who is clearly going to be one of our all time greats. Losing Mo would be impossible to recover from nobody could replace him as I see it at present. Equally if he goes the same quality player is going to be expensive so stop F***ing about with Penguins and get this sorted or it may actually start affecting his performance.

Have no doubt, FSGs main consideration behind contracts is resale value and that’s a massive concern here with Mo

I thought that it would be close, this throws a big doubt over that

I still thinks it’s sorted and announced by January 30th though

I agree that it will be sorted but it’s going to be a complicated situation

I agree that it will be sorted but it’s going to be a complicated situation

Shouldn’t be

FSG showing here they aren’t concerned with on field issues anywhere near as off field


This should be cut and dry

Shouldn’t be

FSG showing here they aren’t concerned with on field issues anywhere near as off field


This should be cut and dry

It’s never cut and dry if demands are beyond what the club offers - it was cut and dry for the likes of


VVD, Allison , Robbo , Fabinho

Henderson was a bit longer


If Salahs agents demands are that much more than the club wants to offers then it’s far from simple

It’s never cut and dry if demands are beyond what the club offers - it was cut and dry for the likes of


VVD, Allison , Robbo , Fabinho

Henderson was a bit longer


If Salahs agents demands are that much more than the club wants to offers then it’s far from simple

He’s one of the best players in the world

He’s a match winner, a game changer

It should be simple if we have ambition

If your motive as a club is to buy players cheaper, and develop them to world class level,  then when they get there you have to pay them their worth

If they lose him it’s their failing and shows their ultimate lack of ambition

It’s never cut and dry if demands are beyond what the club offers - it was cut and dry for the likes of


VVD, Allison , Robbo , Fabinho

Henderson was a bit longer


If Salahs agents demands are that much more than the club wants to offers then it’s far from simple

Salah's the one who's been a bit of a squeaky wheel compared to the rest of the squad. He put it out there he wasn't happy that game someone else (Trent?) got the captaincy ahead of him, and not too long ago said something along the lines of "you never know what will happen" when asked about playing in Spain in the future. It will be interesting to see how these negotiations pan out, but given that, chances are they will be made more public than what we saw with other players who upped in the summer.

Most recent number i've seen reported is 400K/week, which is just about 2x Virgil, who is our highest paid player at the moment, and i don't see happening. If Mo is truthful about staying at LFC, he and the team will find a compromise somewhere between Virgil and the reported 400K and make it work.

His contract is 18 months from expiring and 12+ months from being able to talk to anyone about a free transfer in the following summer, but all you need is one click bait from an agent or reporter and the clown show ensues. We saw that over the summer with Hendo and this is no different.

He’s one of the best players in the world

He’s a match winner, a game changer

It should be simple if we have ambition

If your motive as a club is to buy players cheaper, and develop them to world class level,  then when they get there you have to pay them their worth

If they lose him it’s their failing and shows their ultimate lack of ambition

No one is doubting his ability


But there has to be a limit to how much the club gave spend on wages , bonuses etc

Also got to look at the impact on the squad as well


Lots of player have just had new contacts - accepted the wage structure- is one player bigger than the club to allow them to go beyond that structure ?


Lots of talk about Salah desperate to stay and loving the club etc - so it shouldn’t take too much - but the club aren’t going to blindly to give whatever is asked

But there has to be a limit to how much the club gave spend on wages , bonuses etc

Also got to look at the impact on the squad as well

Then there has to be a limit on how good we can be? I can’t accept that and I can’t give them a free pass on it either

Sorry you can

The impact on the squad? They will all know we are better with Mo in it, so I think you’re searching there

I’m not sure if it’s genuinely sad or laughable the Lengths some will go to back the owners over anything else

Then there has to be a limit on how good we can be? I can’t accept that and I can’t give them a free pass on it either

Sorry you can

The impact on the squad? They will all know we are better with Mo in it, so I think you’re searching there

We won the league and CL and currently challenging once again with the wage structure ? We have signed some world class players


Got to have a limit on the wage bill


Man Utd are paying players big wages - how is that working out ?


More money doesn’t always equal better performance on the pitch


VVD is the highest paid player in the squad at £220k - If the reports right that he wants £500k a well that’s more than double -that’s not going to happen as Salah is not twice as important as VVD

We won the league and CL and currently challenging once again with the wage structure ? We have signed some world class players


Got to have a limit on the wage bill


Man Utd are paying players big wages - how is that working out ?


More money doesn’t always equal better performance on the pitch


VVD is the highest paid player in the squad at £220k - If the reports right that he wants £500k a well that’s more than double -that’s not going to happen as Salah is not twice as important as VVD

Forwards always demand and get more wages than defenders, no matter how good that defender is, not sure why you’re trying to rewrite history there

We won that with Mo in the side, now his contract is up we have to pay him his current worth, ie one of the worlds best players

Otherwise it’s start again and again a new again

Let Mo go would be a F***ing disaster and a failure from FSG

We won the league and CL and currently challenging once again with the wage structure ? We have signed some world class players


Got to have a limit on the wage bill


Man Utd are paying players big wages - how is that working out ?


More money doesn’t always equal better performance on the pitch


VVD is the highest paid player in the squad at £220k - If the reports right that he wants £500k a well that’s more than double -that’s not going to happen as Salah is not twice as important as VVD

Let’s use Man United as then bench mark …😂

But let’s ignore the success of Chelsea.. 🙄

Forwards always demand and get more wages than defenders, no matter how good that defender is, not sure why you’re trying to rewrite history there

We won that with Mo in the side, now his contract is up we have to pay him his current worth, ie one of the worlds best players

Otherwise it’s start again and again a new again

Let Mo go would be a f**king disaster and a failure from FSG

His contact isn’t up - it’s over 18 months left to go

No one is “rewriting” any history

And at some stage he will leave

And it’s not about one player in the team - Mo didn’t win the trophies on his own , he was part of a team that won the trophies - there is no way he will get double what other world class key players get.

His contact isn’t up - it’s over 18 months left to go

No one is “rewriting” any history

And at some stage he will leave

And it’s not about one player in the team - Mo didn’t win the trophies on his own , he was part of a team that won the trophies - there is no way he will get double what other world class key players get.

We aren’t talking about at some point we are talking about the next six months - no way they let him go fro free, they’ll cash in if he won’t sign

Striker always get more or bigger contracts than defenders so yes you’re rewriting history if you think he signs for the same rate, it’s never happened

Yes he’s been part of the team, but a F***ing integral part

I say again, if they let him leave, it’s a massive failing no matter what your narrative wants to paint

Let’s use Man United as then bench mark …😂

But let’s ignore the success of Chelsea.. 🙄

The same Chelsea that also have a wage structure and only three players paid more than £200k a week - Kante , Werner and Lukaku - with Lukaku at £325

Just as we have three players paid more than £200k a well

We aren’t talking about at some point we are talking about the next six months - no way they let him go fro free, they’ll cash in if he won’t sign

Striker always get more or bigger contracts than defenders so yes you’re rewriting history if you think he signs for the same rate, it’s never happened

Yes he’s been part of the team, but a f**king integral part

I say again, if they let him leave, it’s a massive failing no matter what your narrative wants to paint

When did I say “the same rate” - I’m clearly say he won’t be given a contract that’s worth double what VVD gets paid - that’s the £500k that’s being reported


And VVD is an integral part , as is Alisson - we don’t win the league or CL without them


If Salah is asking for that money then it’s not going to happen - and he will be sold and then replaced

When did I say “the same rate” - I’m clearly say he won’t be given a contract that’s worth double what VVD gets paid - that’s the £500k that’s being reported


And VVD is an integral part , as is Alisson - we don’t win the league or CL without them


If Salah is asking for that money then it’s not going to happen - and he will be sold and then replaced

What’s your limit then? 300k? 400k?

Even 500k is 25m a year, he’s currently on 200k, which is 10m a year, so a 15m a year pay rise.. if it’s 400k it’s double what he’s on now

For what we lose, it would cost us far more to replace him or we fall away again



I say again, sorry f he doesn’t sign it’s a failing of FSG and I don’t see how that’s a debate

They could have done it 18months ago on 300k and it wouldn’t be a discussion now, so whichever way you mix it up it’s their failing that potentially one of the worlds best players could leave

I know you love them, but you don’t have to die on their hill defending them on every aspect mate

What’s your limit then? 300k? 400k?

Even 500k is 25m a year, he’s currently on 200k, which is 10m a year, so a 15m a year pay rise.. if it’s 400k it’s double what he’s on now

It’s not my limit -  but I suspect the club will be offering around £300-£320k

For what we lose, it would cost us far more to replace him or we fall away again

He isn’t 23-25 - he will be 30 next year and who knows what happened in 2/3 years time so the club will have to looking beyond him anyway - and it will be about transition with the players. Mo won’t be around forever


Look at someone like Raphina and imagine what sort of output he could produce under Klopp - it’s something we did very well in the 70/80’s and it’s something we need in place

I say again, sorry f he doesn’t sign it’s a failing of FSG and I don’t see how that’s a debate

They could have done it 18months ago on 300k and it wouldn’t be a discussion now, so whichever way you mix it up it’s their failing that potentially one of the worlds best players could leave

He had 2 and half years left and recently signed a new contract 2 years ago

A player doesn’t get a new contact every other year especially when they sign 5 year contracts

Players should never be able to dictate to clubs -


If the club offer Salah £300-350k a week and he still turns it down - is that the fault of the club or the greed of the player ?

If the player is asking for way beyond a clubs budget then why is it always the clubs fault ?

I know you love them, but you don’t have to die on their hill defending them on every aspect mate

Love who ? Cut that sh*te out - it spoils a decent debate

It’s not my limit -  but I suspect the club will be offering around £300-£320k


He isn’t 23-25 - he will be 30 next year and who knows what happened in 2/3 years time so the club will have to looking beyond him anyway - and it will be about transition with the players. Mo won’t be around forever


Look at someone like Raphina and imagine what sort of output he could produce under Klopp - it’s something we did very well in the 70/80’s and it’s something we need in place
He had 2 and half years left and recently signed a new contract 2 years ago

A player doesn’t get a new contact every other year especially when they sign 5 year contracts

Players should never be able to dictate to clubs -


If the club offer Salah £300-350k a week and he still turns it down - is that the fault of the club or the greed of the player ?

If the player is asking for way beyond a clubs budget then why is it always the clubs fault ?

Love who ? Cut that sh*te out - it spoils a decent debate

So you’d be happy for him to leave at the end of the season?

I know he’s 30 soon but this isn’t 1986 and he drinks 15 pints a night, he’s fit a F**k and will play at the highest level for the next 4-5 years without doubt. He’s never injured, he’s a machine and he’s vital to us

So I don’t care, if he leaves it would be a massive failing by FSG
Massive