Liverpool’s priorities before beginning Mohamed Salah contract negotiations with agent

Liverpool are stated to produce other priorities earlier than agreeing a brand new contract for star ahead Mohamed Salah.

Egypt worldwide Salah has two and a half years left to run on his present deal.

The longer it ticks down although, the extra his worth will diminish and a transfer away from the membership appears a real risk.

Salah has been linked with a transfer to Actual Madrid up to now, however is known to be settled at Anfield after one other good season by which he’s scored 17 objectives to this point.

The 28-year-old will little doubt be one of many gamers Liverpool need to tie down for an additional few years.

However in line with switch knowledgeable and journalist Fabrizio Romano, Reds bosses imagine there are different gamers they may give attention to first in relation to discussing new contracts.

It’s claimed that Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, has been in talks with the membership about extending the winger’s keep at Anfield.

However there are not any negotiations presently going down.

It’s thought that the likes of Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk, whose offers additionally run out in 2023, are above Salah within the pecking order.

Romano additionally commented on Georginio Wijnaldum’s contract state of affairs, with the Dutchman technically now free to debate a pre-contract with international golf equipment, together with Barcelona who had been eager on a transfer for the midfielder final summer time.

He stated: “Speaking with individuals round Gini, I have been advised that he has been respectful to Liverpool. So he stated. like earlier than Christmas, he spoke with the membership, he acquired a brand new bid from Liverpool, like within the first week of December, to attempt to prolong his contract and it was not a tremendous bid in Gini’s concept. He was anticipating one thing totally different however he stated ‘okay, let’s take a while. I need to converse with my household. I need to determine within the subsequent week, so give me a while to determine and I received’t speak with another golf equipment’.

“If he’ll refuse Liverpool, for positive, Barcelona might be one of many choices as a result of as you stated, like final summer time, they had been pushing and pushing to get him. Take note of the state of affairs of Koeman, as a result of the person who needed Wijnaldum at Barcelona was Ronald Koeman and (nonetheless) is Ronald Koeman. He loves Wijnaldum, he had him, clearly, coaching with the Dutch nationwide group, but when the brand new president of Barcelona will change the state of affairs, and can go for a unique supervisor subsequent season, I do not know if Barcelona will go for Wijnaldum.”