Arne Slot admits that the financial package needed to secure the long -term future of Mohamed Salah in Liverpool can be increased due to its incredible form.
Salah was again magnificent in a 2-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday, scoring and helping to get his number of contributions for the season in 41 of just 27 games.
The Egyptian is in progress to break the record for most target contributions in a unique Premier League season, a record currently held by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole, who managed 47 of 42 matches.
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– Liverpool FC (@LFC) 25 February 2025
Salah’s efforts have contributed to Liverpool, holding a 11 -point lead at the top of the table in front of tomorrow night with Newcastle at Anfield, and Slot’s men show certificates to win the title.
The contract expires at the end of the season
What is happening next remains in the air about Salah, as his contract expires in June, but the reception hopes that the 32 -year -old stays at Mersyside in the next season.
Asked if his recent holdings have made the negotiations more difficult, Slot said: “You can see it in both ways, because the better it does the most expensive it can be done, but if it did bad, we would have second thoughts about the expansion of the contract.
“Maybe for what he has to pay for him is not the best. But for everyone else it is the best because if you want to play in this club you have to be at his level. Otherwise you are almost useless to play in this club.
“We only need players at the top of their game, because this is one of the best, if not the best club in the world to play. He must have these performances to play here and hope to extend here.”
There are no comparisons with Messi and Ronaldo
Salah’s goals and help the concert this season means that it has been compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in their procession, but the reception was not willing to sink it deep into it.
He added: “It’s so difficult to compare players with each other and it’s not right to anyone. Mo had his own career and was excellent.
“Mo had some excellent times here in Liverpool and we hope that it can continue for a longer period of time, but first he has to expand his contract.”
As is the case, Salah is the top candidate for the 2025 Ballon d’Or, though there is enough time for other players to make a sign. And Slot acknowledged the players who win the team awards are normally favored.
“It is good that Mo is in the discussion because it means doing well and we are doing well, but to stay in this conversation he has to carry the same performances as he has done for seven or eight months now,” he said.
“I think generally someone who wins the Ballon d’Or has to win something. So it’s a great challenge in front of us and in front of him. What I like is that he gets this challenge not only by noting a big goal and one Great help against Man City, but he also wanted the team to win because his defense rate, especially in the second half, was excellent.
“I think this is what it takes to have the opportunity to win something and if we as a team can win something. It will be much more likely to win the Ballon d’Or.”
Wholesale changes are unlikely
The reception is set to resist the temptation to rotate his team too much against Newcastle after his recent experiment at Plymouth in the fa cup saw his players produce a bad appearance in a 1-0 defeat.
He added: “These players are trained for this and they are ready for it. They are at a certain pace and they have shown this season many times that they are able to but was the reason I changed the order so drastically against Plymouth because I don’t think That you can do this all the time.
“You need once every four or five weeks, a regular week and what I mean with a regular week is two games a week, not three games a week. in a position to play five consecutive games at the highest possible level.
Alexis Mac Allister is likely to be suitable, but Conor Bradley remains outrageous.
