Contract resolution still far away between Liverpool and Salah despite Arne Slot shaking off any transfer rumours.
Contract resolution between Mo Salah and Liverpool is still some way off, if the Egypt superstar is to be believed.
Even though Mohamed Salah said that a resolution to his own contract problem is still “far away,” Slot has stated that the January transfer window will neither detract from Liverpool’s impressive run of play or result in a loss of control in his connection with his players.
On the same day that reports emerged in Spain that Trent Alexander-Arnold is now close to finalising a much-discussed move to Real Madrid when his contract expires in the summer, Liverpool swept to an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 5-0 victory against West Ham.
“I think I have a lot of control over what they do if they are on the training pitch or in a meeting with me,” Slot said. “But if you’re talking about their private life I don’t have control. I have control over what I expect from them on the pitch and I’m really pleased to see what Trent, Mo [Salah] and Virgil [van Dijk] bring on the pitch.”
Slot also praised Salah’s performance, which included two assists and a goal at the London Stadium, as well as the way the team has helped its young players. Salah is now the fastest player to amass 30 goal involvements in a single Premier League season with 17 goals and 13 assists in 18 games.
“Mo and the word extraordinary is something I have heard a lot in the last six months. He truly deserves this. He doesn’t surprise us. We know what a player he is and what he is able to do. He works really hard aside from that when the opposition team has the ball. I would also add that when he scores the chance is made by other players on the pitch. But when you put him in those positions he is extraordinary.”
Asked if he was hoping to be able to give some good news soon with regard to his contract, Salah told Sky Sports: “No, we are far away from that. I don’t want to put something in the media and people start saying stuff, but nothing really moved on.”