Topic: Mohamed Salah - Best in the World *

[AmanShah21]

Regardless of the contract situation he starts every game for us. If he leaves on a free then so be it, he'll leave as one of the greatest ever to play for this club. Dont think I'd grudge him a move either. If we cannot reach a compromise on the contract, then its a reasonable impasse. We have a wage structure in place and breaking it to sign someone for 3-4 more years while jeopardising all future contract negotiations isnt a great trade-off. He'll have someone pay what he wants surely and he'll do well while we'll find someone to eventually fill the crater he leaves.
The biggest difference between now and the Torres/Suarez era was that even though Mo has carried a lot of the goalscoring load, we dont quite have the feel of a one or two player team like we did with Torres/Suarez. We could potentially have a dip for a year but we'll eventually find a long term solution where breaking our structure would only postpone this same event for another 3-4 years.
I'd still rather he signs on, but I am not quite desolate about the opposite prospect either.

[Hedley Lamarr]

I just don't want it hanging over the club all season. Every press conference will start with some bellend like Vinny O'Conner asking about Salah's contract.

And Klopp will tell Vinny to go home and get his fucking shine box.

[rob1966]

I just don't want it hanging over the club all season. Every press conference will start with some bellend like Vinny O'Conner asking about Salah's contract.

A few deaths stares from Jurgen will put a stop to that.

[JackWard33]

And Klopp will tell Vinny to go home and get his fucking shine box.

Excellent reference - gave me a chuckle

[redgriffin73]

He met up with Gini on holiday in the Maldives last night, let's hope Gini was telling him how shite life is at PSG despite the extra cash.

[newterp]

He met up with Gini on holiday in the Maldives last night, let's hope Gini was telling him how shite life is at PSG despite the extra cash.

Nah - they talked about how awesome it is to run down contracts and get that sweet sweet signing on bonus from the next team and 300K+ salary per week.

[dutchkop]

it is amazing on how many of these high paid contract extensions (or Bosmans) have hurt clubs and only enriched the players - for players at end of contracts.
Bale Madrid - his 6 year deal at 600k a week
Griesman, Messi, Suarez at Barca
Ramsey Juventus

any other  examples?



I think Salah is 400K plus a week - plus linked to social media and image rights

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Nah - they talked about how awesome it is to run down contracts and get that sweet sweet signing on bonus from the next team and 300K+ salary per week.

[Black Bull Nova]

I just don't want it hanging over the club all season. Every press conference will start with some bellend like Vinny O'Conner asking about Salah's contract.

I think we know where we stand now, which is pretty much where we always stood. At least I feel the will he/won't he stuff should be out of our minds now even if the press try to put it back in.


Mo will stay a year then go where he chooses. Given Sadio's fee and Mo's slightly higher profile, I suspect we might have had £40m for Mo had he decided to go now.


All in all he has been exceptional value for what we paid for him and we've had his best years.


Let's just concentrate on the football now with the knowledge that Mo will have to perform in 22/23 to win a decent contract off someone.

[Eeyore]

it is amazing on how many of these high paid contract extensions (or Bosmans) have hurt clubs and only enriched the players - for players at end of contracts.
Bale Madrid - his 6 year deal at 600k a week
Griesman, Messi, Suarez at Barca
Ramsey Juventus

any other  examples?



I think Salah is 400K plus a week - plus linked to social media and image rights

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Auba and Ozil at Arsenal.

[spider-neil]

Salah signing (or not) will be huge because that is going to directly affect next summer's transfer budget. If he signs we have the forward position boxed off. If not, we have to get Salah's replacement and a midfielder.

[lamad]

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Let's just concentrate on the football now with the knowledge that Mo will have to perform in 22/23 to win a decent contract off someone.

That is why I don't quite follow those claiming he might take it easy during his possibly last year with us. If he has a crappy season, especially if he does not put much effort into it, then what would that make interested clubs think: will he - and can he - turn it back on for them? He will be 31 next summer and clubs will look at what they can get out of him in the years past thirty and if it does not look like top level then his options might become more limited. He surely will not be out of work, but would it be what is being talked about now? He needs to show he can still make a difference and score and be a threat on the pitch.

[PaulF]

He might well have a verbal agreement somewhere. One that involves him taking it easy and looking after himself.
Can see him missing the CL final if he had to face a Ramos.

[KloppCorn]

He might well have a verbal agreement somewhere. One that involves him taking it easy and looking after himself.
Can see him missing the CL final if he had to face a Ramos.

Got to be fishing?

[thaddeus]

Auba and Ozil at Arsenal.

De Gea at Man U (in fact, most Man U contract extensions in the past decade!)

It's very apparent that players renewing their contracts in the final year or running them down is only of benefit to them and to the detriment of the clubs involved.  The signing on fees and inflated wages of picking up a "free" transfer seem to pretty much cancel out the benefits of not paying a transfer fee.  I'm surprised more players don't do it - maybe they worry about being one of those that runs their contract down and then finds nobody is really that bothered about signing them.

[jillcwhomever]

He might well have a verbal agreement somewhere. One that involves him taking it easy and looking after himself.
Can see him missing the CL final if he had to face a Ramos.

I can't believe that anyone having watched Salah over these last few season would even consider this as possible. The man is a sodding machine who is obsessed by winning things, the idea he will take it easy is just too crazy for words.

[Nick110581]

His Agent is up to his usual tricks.

[newterp]

I actually look forward to him leaving and taking the piece of shit agent with him*




*ok I don't really look forward to him leaving but the agent can go fuck himself.

[Geezer08]

His Agent is up to his usual tricks.

What is new trick up the c*nts sleeve?

[Nick110581]

What is new trick up the c*nts sleeve?

Tweeting another laughing emoji.

Cryptic bullshit.

[robertobaggio37]

The toxicity around his renewal should never gone to these lengths

[Tiz Lad]

Personally think, we should be looking to move Salah on and get about £70m if at all possible, don't think that this will happen though

Will be a full Scale circus next season, with this dickhead whoring Salah to all and sundry and tweeting about it. Think he'll still be trying the same on the pitch, but every week there will be a story with this dickhead, creating noise in the background

[Barneylfc∗]

Obviously Salah hasn't bothered his arse to tell his agent to stop being a knobend then

[newterp]

Personally think, we should be looking to move Salah on and get about £70m if at all possible, don't think that this will happen though

Will be a full Scale circus next season, with this dickhead whoring Salah to all and sundry and tweeting about it. Think he'll still be trying the same on the pitch, but every week there will be a story with this dickhead, creating noise in the background

People need to remember that the agent is a dickhead - but Salah isn't stopping it in the least.

In a very loose way it's like the misplaced idea that Son (spurs) is a very clean player when he's actually a snide little prick - just because he smiles a lot and seems so friendly.

Salah always smiles and seems so friendly (and no doubt does lot of good for his village etc.) - but nothing his agent does isn't approved by Salah.

[tubby]

Also we're never getting £70m, look what Mane went for.  Wouldn't be higher than £50m and even that might be a stretch.

[CraigDS]

but nothing his agent does isn't approved by Salah.

Absolute load of shite that mate.

You really think his agent runs every little thing via Salah to get his approval including a tweet of a laughing face?

[jillcwhomever]

If it winds people up so much, how about ignoring his agent? 

[Barneylfc∗]

Absolute load of shite that mate.

You really think his agent runs every little thing via Salah to get his approval including a tweet of a laughing face?

it's obviously not the first time his agent has got on like a prick. I'd have thought Salah would've said after the first time "Any chance you could stop being a bellend on Twitter mate?"

[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

Obviously Salah hasn't bothered his arse to tell his agent to stop being a knobend then

Exactly.

This is what people see to be overlooking. Surely the agent being employed by Salah is operating according to his instructions.

[CraigDS]

it's obviously not the first time his agent has got on like a prick. I'd have thought Salah would've said after the first time "Any chance you could stop being a bellend on Twitter mate?"

True, and he may have, but at same time I doubt he's losing his shit over a laughing emoji and not sure why anyone else is either.

[CraigDS]

is operating according to his instructions.

Yeah I can see it now, Salah on his lilo in Greece giving his agent a text to tell him to put out a laughing emoji tweet.

[newterp]

Absolute load of shite that mate.

You really think his agent runs every little thing via Salah to get his approval including a tweet of a laughing face?

Come on - you know that his agent acts like this all the time. Salah isn't doing a thing to stop it.

[newterp]

Yeah I can see it now, Salah on his lilo in Greece giving his agent a text to tell him to put out a laughing emoji tweet.

certainly isn't going to tell him to take it down either, is he?

[jillcwhomever]

Exactly.

This is what people see to be overlooking. Surely the agent being employed by Salah is operating according to his instructions.

No, it's got  nothing to do with that, some of us just don't care and cannot understand why others allow themselves get to wound up by some daft arse agent.

[PaulF]

No, it's got  nothing to do with that, some of us just don't care and cannot understand why others allow themselves get to wound up by some daft arse agent.

Can I unfollow this thread. It keeps appearing on my 'updated posts' . And I can't resist coming in, to see some news. But it's worse  , ten times worse than the transfer thread.
Once every dozen pages we might get a six pack pick , but even that isn't enough to warrant time in here.

[Dim Glas]

Come on - you know that his agent acts like this all the time. Salah isn't doing a thing to stop it.

likely cos he doesn’t give a shit.

His agent is there to get him the most money he can and the best sponsorship deals, and the best bonuses.

So long as he does that, job done. High profile agents are generally vermin, his just happens to be one that is also active on twitter. If he wasn’t, he’s still be a dickhead.

[Nick110581]

No, it's got  nothing to do with that, some of us just don't care and cannot understand why others allow themselves get to wound up by some daft arse agent.

Because they want a world class player to stay and not have the circus that surrounds it.

[newterp]

likely cos he doesn’t give a shit.

His agent is there to get him the most money he can and the best sponsorship deals, and the best bonuses.

So long as he does that, job done. High profile agents are generally vermin, his just happens to be one that is also active on twitter. If he wasn’t, he’s still be a dickhead.

No doubt. Him being active and prick on twitter is what annoys people - the same people that pay money to watch salah, pay for clothing with his name and number, etc. etc. You can see why they would be pissed off.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Personally, I'd be shopping Salah around now.  This is going to be a massive distraction and could be detrimental.  Are you an agent if you have one client ?  The bloke is a twat.

[Nick110581]

Personally, I'd be shopping Salah around now.  This is going to be a massive distraction and could be detrimental.  Are you an agent if you have one client ?  The bloke is a twat.

Been saying this all summer about selling him but he might not want to go and just run his contract down then go elsewhere.

[NightDancer]

No doubt. Him being active and prick on twitter is what annoys people - the same people that pay money to watch salah, pay for clothing with his name and number, etc. etc. You can see why they would be pissed off.

Then the thing to do if they are that pissed off is buy things with the name of Nunez, Diaz, VVD, TAA etc on them. Less things sold with his name or face on it, means less earning from those things for the player.

Or just buy things with no player's name on them.