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Liverpool has re-signed Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool announced on its official website on the 11th (Korea time) that `Sala has signed a new contract with Liverpool.'
Liverpool signed a contract to `Salah' to remain with the club after the 2024-2025 season. He promised his future. Salah has been at Anfield for more than eight years and will continue to help challenge Arne Slot's side for the greatest honour in history, he said.
Salah "I'm really looking forward to it. We're a great team, and the reason I signed was because I thought I could lift other trophies and enjoy football. It's really nice. I had the best time here. I played eight years, I hope I can play 10 years. Enjoying life and playing soccer here. Had the best time of my career. I want to tell my fans that I'm really happy. If you keep supporting me, I will do my best and I want to lift more trophies," he said.
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Earlier, the news of Salah's imminent renewal was reported through leading sources. The BBC reported that `Liverpool is close to signing Salah's contract. 'Negotiations are ongoing, and we have not yet reached a final agreement, but we are making positive progress and hope that a contract will be signed soon.'"
Paul Joyce, a reporter familiar with Liverpool's news, also said, `The signing of a new contract for Mohamed Salah and Liverpool is imminent,' adding that a contract with Salah is also expected to be signed after a breakthrough in negotiations with Pandique. Both players are out of contract after the end of the season, but a new two-year contract is expected. Trent Alexander-Arnold is out of contract, but Real Madrid want it. There was also news that there would be a pay cut due to Salah's age, but the negotiations did not include a pay cut.'
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It was one of the necessary renewals for Liverpool. With the contracts of Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold expiring at the end of this season, catching the team ace Salah was a must for Liverpool.
Salah is Liverpool's ace in name and reality. He joined Liverpool in the summer of 2017 and achieved a leap forward in his career. Salah was not initially expected, but he has grown into one of the best wingers in the English Premier League (EPL), exploding 10 goals in the European Champions League with 32 goals and 11 assists in the 2017-2018 season, his first season. Only the EPL Golden Boot (scoring king) won three times (2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2021-2022) and was selected as the EPL Player of the Year in the 2017-2018 season.
This season, even though he was born in 1992, he is still playing as the best player in Europe beyond the EPL. He has recorded a whopping 32 goals and 22 assists, showing the highest scoring pace and most offensive point pace since entering the EPL. In the league, he also scored 27 goals and 17 assists, surpassing his debut season record of 32 goals and 10 assists and 42 offensive points. Liverpool's total score also increased to 243 goals in 391 games.
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Despite his outstanding performance, Salah has been talking about the possibility of leaving the team all season. Negotiations on renewing the contract with Liverpool were a problem. Salah is already free to negotiate with other clubs as his contract expires in the summer of 2025. However, Liverpool has yet to announce a specific agreement in the renewal of Salah's contract, so fans are anxious.
Salado has expressed regret through several interviews. Salah said in an interview this season that `I know I've been on this team for a long time, and I haven't had a team like this. However, there was still no extension proposal. It's not in my hands. I love my fans, they love me, but it's not up to me, or them, to renew the contract. Are you disappointed? I'm disappointed. I have never received any offers from Liverpool before now," he said, referring specifically to the renewal of his contract.
The possibility of a transfer was also mentioned. Some British media said that if the renewal negotiations with Liverpool break down, Salah will consider the offer of a European big club. However, the renewal allows Salah and Liverpool to continue their companionship.
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Meanwhile, Liverpool's attitude contrasts with Tottenham's attitude, which recently reported that they plan to release Son Heung-min. Tottenham previously appeared to neglect a player who would be in the team's legendary ranks, invoking a one-year extension option instead of signing a long-term contract with Son Heung-min in January. Since then, some media have reported that Son Heung-min has been disappointed by the invocation of a one-year extension option.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
