Topic: Mohamed Salah - Best in the World *

[Adeemo]

Obviously we are forgetting 1 thing… we’re dependent on Salah wanting to stay when we have no CL football guaranteed…

If he doesn’t then what do we do then? Sell him. I won’t hate him if he does want to go elsewhere, it’s a unique type of player to want to test themselves in multiple leagues, and if he wanted to go to sunny Spain and try it there then I won’t begrudge him.

We’d massively miss him mind and we would be heavily hamstrung because of it as currently he’s the only one of the current 3 forwards who is consistently banging in goals… we need others to start stepping up and chip in with goals…

But I can’t see any club willing to pay the required fee for Mo. We can’t just simply shrug our shoulders at the idea of selling the leagues best player. We need to sort out a new deal for him.

[killer-heels]

He is not the only player we are worrying about. Half our team has two years left from the looks of it. At some point the situation will have to be addressed.

Maybe next season we will begin these discussions?

[Knight]

There’s nowhere for him to go. I’d be very relaxed if you don’t want to lose him. He’s in the same boat as Kane - although Kane had a shocker and locked himself into an absurd contract so he doesn’t even have the free transfer down the line to look at. Although the free transfer for Salah might come too late for a last massive payday - he’ll be 31 by the time his one here is up right?

[keyop]

It's the day of one of our biggest games of the season (and a must win for top 4 hopes) and people are discussing whether one of our best players will leave.

I'd rather think about how he's going to give Maguire nightmares, leave him on his arse, and grab a couple more goals against these scumbags and go top of the premier league scoring charts.

[Oskar]

Didn't realise he had been selected for the Olympics - that's a pain.

So he'll miss the majority of pre-season and a month midway through the season for the AFCON.

[mickeydocs]

I’d we lose Salah when he wants to stay because we won’t fund a new deal, after all the shit we’ve had to put up with from them current ownership. That will fucking finish me off with them personally.

Give the lad a new contract you stupid c*nts.

Doesn’t it really depend on what Klopp wants to do?

[Jm55]

Doesn’t it really depend on what Klopp wants to do?

Of course.

If Klopp doesn’t want to keep him then of course that is a different matter (again I’d disagree with the decision but it would be a footballing decision made by some better placed than me to make it.)

Knowing Klopp as we do, I’d be quite surprised if he would sanction that route, I think it’s far liklier that if we don’t keep him (and he wants to stay) that it will be because the ownership want to sell at the highest point of value rather than sanction a huge new deal to keep him.

[The G in Gerrard]

Great words by the boss on Mo on his recent award.

[FLRed67]

It makes no sense for Salah to stay at LFC. He has won everything he can here.

It makes no sense for LFC to give him a big,5 year contract. He is 29 in a few days, and won't get any better.

Next summer we won't get as much for him, The summer after we will get nothing.

Perfect time for club and player to part ways.

[jillcwhomever]

The only one scoring goals and you want to give him away. Unbelievable.

[JasonF]

It makes no sense for Salah to stay at LFC. He has won everything he can here.

It makes no sense for LFC to give him a big,5 year contract. He is 29 in a few days, and won't get any better.

Next summer we won't get as much for him, The summer after we will get nothing.

Perfect time for club and player to part ways.

Yep, hard to look at this team and not think it'd look even better without our top goalscorer in it.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

[Adeemo]

It makes no sense for Salah to stay at LFC. He has won everything he can here.

It makes no sense for LFC to give him a big,5 year contract. He is 29 in a few days, and won't get any better.

Next summer we won't get as much for him, The summer after we will get nothing.

Perfect time for club and player to part ways.

Or you know, we could just keep the league’s best player for a few more years?

[Sarge]

The only one scoring goals and you want to give him away. Unbelievable.

Fuck it if he wants out let him at it, we dont need him anyway we have plenty who can come in and do his job.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Fuck it if he wants out let him at it, we dont need him anyway we have plenty who can come in and do his job.

I'm not sure if you're taking the piss or being serious.

[Sarge]

I'm not sure if you're taking the piss or being serious.

I will leave that with you.

[Bobinhood]

I will leave that with you.

 

[Red1976]

Of course and if that’s the case then fair enough.

The reports, however, suggest otherwise and considering the ownership I wouldn’t be shocked if they saw dollar signs to sell rather than have to make him the clubs highest earner in order to keep him (granted he may already be the highest earner I’m not sure but either way it’s going to be a massive contract to keep him.)

I think if the latter is the scenario then the pitchforks will rightly be out, I’ll be leading the fucking charge myself.

The problem is that our wage bill has greatly inflated since 2015 and the club cannot just keep paying out huge wages to keep players - it is not economical viable. Especially if our commercial revenue and on pitch success is not matching it.  Liverpool's wage bill has shot up by around 95% since 2015, growing at a far steeper rate than the approximate 64% rise in revenues during the same period.

Salah is estimated to be on £10.4 million a year along with Alcantara, and other players would also want a wage increase like Van Dijk and Becker if Salah got one -  which for just those 2, would add about an extra £2 million to the wage bill (to put them on the same wage as Salah now).

Somewhere in the near future we will need to replace Salah - maybe not next season but definitely the following one, as Salah gets into the latter years of his playing career.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

The problem is that our wage bill has greatly inflated since 2015 and the club cannot just keep paying out huge wages to keep players - it is not economical viable. Especially if our commercial revenue and on pitch success is not matching it.  Liverpool's wage bill has shot up by around 95% since 2015, growing at a far steeper rate than the approximate 64% rise in revenues during the same period.

Salah is estimated to be on £10.4 million a year along with Alcantara, and other players would also want a wage increase like Van Dijk and Becker if Salah got one -  which for just those 2, would add about an extra £2 million to the wage bill (to put them on the same wage as Salah now).

Somewhere in the near future we will need to replace Salah - maybe not next season but definitely the following one, as Salah gets into the latter years of his playing career.

Then get rid of other players who aren't performing as good as he is if you're worried about wages.

Never in the history of this club have people wanted their best player sold, because of wages, a player that has performed consistently at a world class level for the last 4 years.

Many of you have lost the fucking plot.

[Welshred]

Then get rid of other players who aren't performing as good as he is if you're worried about wages.

Never in the history of this club have people wanted their best player sold, because of wages, a player that has performed consistently at a world class level for the last 4 years.

Many of you have lost the fucking plot.

Especially when there are still players similar to Mo who are still scoring 20/30 goals a season well into their 30s. It's absolute insanity to even think about selling him right now.

[Simplexity]

I wonder if I will ever understand this obsession of our own supporters wanting to flog off our star player at any given opportunity. Am I missing something? I just dont get it.

[disgraced cake]

He'll be hungry for that golden boot, score a couple today Mo

[red1977]

I wonder if I will ever understand this obsession of our own supporters wanting to flog off our star player at any given opportunity. Am I missing something? I just dont get it.

Crazy isn’t it. This thread has had posters suggesting it for ages too.

Fancy him to bag a brace today as he chases the golden boot.

[reddebs]

Our wage bill has been high in recent years because we've been successful or have people forgotten all the complaints about incentivised contracts that means we can't compete for the very best players?

If we sell anyone it should be those who rarely if ever play not those who contribute the most!!

[Eeyore]

Personally I think the main reason we have let players contracts run down is the European Super League.
I think this is significant from Agnelli.

Agnelli, who is also the chairman of Juventus, raised the possibility of reforms to the transfer market to create a more competitive balance in European football.

“The moment is fertile to think of greater solutions,” he said. “We should be looking at a wide range of reforms.

“We could think of a double path transfer system, where clubs qualifying for specific tiers of international competition wouldn’t be allowed to buy each other’s players.

“That would improve the indirect solidarity to other clubs and mean no triple-figure transfers amongst Champions League participating clubs. These are elements we are discussing.”

So combine no transfers between clubs in the same level of competition and clubs only being allowed to spend a percentage of their income on wages and I can see why players haven't been offered new deals. Why offer players 5 year bumper deals when FSG thought we would be in the ESL cartel and clubs would be able to force down wages.

[Coolie High]

Then get rid of other players who aren't performing as good as he is if you're worried about wages.

Never in the history of this club have people wanted their best player sold, because of wages, a player that has performed consistently at a world class level for the last 4 years.

Many of you have lost the fucking plot.

This is it really.

[number 168]

Crazy isn’t it. This thread has had posters suggesting it for ages too.

Fancy him to bag a brace today as he chases the golden boot.

You have to wonder how many of these guys have actually had the privilege of seeing Mo perform at the match? I go back to Hunt and St John and everything since. Mo is right up there with our best and would have been a star in any of our great sides. He is at his peak and I just can't wait to see him again. Sell him? Madness or too much Talkshite.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Especially when there are still players similar to Mo who are still scoring 20/30 goals a season well into their 30s. It's absolute insanity to even think about selling him right now.

Exactly and he has no injury issues and has been consistently fit for about 6 years

[redgriffin73]

Exactly and he has no injury issues and has been consistently fit for about 6 years

I think I read recently he's missed 3 games through injury, one of which was Covid and one was after the concussion at Newcastle. Incredible Suarez-like fitness. He's a machine.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

I think I read recently he's missed 3 games through injury, one of which was Covid and one was after the concussion at Newcastle. Incredible Suarez-like fitness. He's a machine.

Yup and even that injury was due to a stamp on his ankle by a Leicester player. No muscle pulls whatsoever knock on wood despite the speed he plays at at times.

[sinnermichael]

Great chance for the golden boot again, given our remaining fixtures.

[redgriffin73]

Yup and even that injury was due to a stamp on his ankle by a Leicester player. No muscle pulls whatsoever knock on wood despite the speed he plays at at times.

Of course, that twat Choudhury, I was racking my brains for which game it was. Accidental apparently, yeah right.

[harleydanger]

[redgriffin73]

Never fails to make me laugh

[NarutoReds]

No goal.I believe it's already a good time to sell him.   

[FLRed67]

Or you know, we could just keep the league’s best player for a few more years?

 He was three years ago. Not close to being the league's best player now. He's not even the best player in our club.

[killer-heels]

He was three years ago. Not close to being the league's best player now. He's not even the best player in our club.

He bloody is. Alisson, Van Dijk, Salah and Fabinho are untouchable.

He is also the best forward in England.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

He was three years ago. Not close to being the league's best player now. He's not even the best player in our club.

Whatever drugs you're on, pass them on.

[Jon2lfc]

He bloody is. Alisson, Van Dijk, Salah and Fabinho are untouchable.

He is also the best forward in England.

plus Robbo and Hendo.

[paulrazor]

I wonder if I will ever understand this obsession of our own supporters wanting to flog off our star player at any given opportunity. Am I missing something? I just dont get it.

be the first ones to complain when it happens too