The Mohamed Salah Form could increase the cost of retention of the Egyptian star in Liverpool

Arne slot admits that the financial package needed to secure the long -term future of Mohamed Salah in Liverpool may increase due to its incredible form.

On Sunday, Salah was Majestic in a 2-0 victory in Manchester City, achieving and helping you use your goal number for the season to 41 with only 27 games.

The Egyptian is on the way to knock down the record for the most goals in one season of the Premier League, which is the record currently held by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole, who both succeeded 47 from 42 matches.

Magnificent, mo 🤩 pic.twitter.com/1lhpt9qgua

– Liverpool FC (@lfc) 25. February 2025

Salah’s efforts contributed to Liverpool, who held a lead of 11 points at the top of the table ahead of the game tomorrow night with Newcastle on Anfield, and Slot men look safety to win the title.

The contract expires at the end of the season

What is happening then remains in the air regarding Salah because his contract expires in June, but the slot hopes that the 32-year-old will remain on Merseyside in next season.

Asked if his recent features made it difficult for the negotiations, Slot said: “You can see it in both ways, because the better the more expensive one, but if he did badly, we would have thought about extending his contract. I think it’s best for all that what he brings in the performances he is now.

“Maybe for the one who has to pay it is not the best, but for everyone else it is 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 who are at the top of their game, because this is one of the best, if not the best club in the world. He has to have these performances to play here and hope he will expand here.”

No comparison with Messi and Ronald

Salah’s goals and help this season means that they were compared to the characters of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in their pomp, but the groove was not willing to enter that deeply.

He added: “It is so difficult to compare the players with each other and is not fair for anyone. He had his career and was extraordinary.

“Mo has had several extraordinary seasons here in Liverpool and we hope he will be able to continue this for a long time, but first he needs to extend the contract.”

As it stands now, Salah is a leading candidate for Ballon d’Or from 2025, although there is a lot of time left to give other players. And Slot confessed to players who win the team Awards usually favored.

“It’s good that he’s in the discussion, because it means he’s going well, and we are doing well, but for him to stay in that discussion he should bring in the same play as seven or eight months,” he said.

“I think it is generally someone who wins the Ballon d’Or or needs to win something, so it’s a big challenge that is ahead and in front of him. What I like is that he does not only score a big goal and excellent assist Against Man City, he already wanted the team to win because his defense work rate, especially in the second half, was extraordinary.

“I think it takes to have the opportunity to win something and if we as a team can win something, it will have a far greater opportunity to win the Ballon d’Or.”

Wholesale changes unlikely

Slot was supposed to resist the temptation to turn his team too much against Newcastle after his recent experimentation at Plymouth in Fa Cup saw his players with a hand produced a bad display in a 1-0 defeat.

He added: “These players are dressed for this and are ready for it. They are at a particular pace and have shown many times this season that they are capable, but that was the reason I so drastically changed the line against Plymouth because I think That you can’t do it all season.

“You need every four or five weeks, a normal week and what I mean under normal weeks are two games a week, not three games a week. Of course, that hurt us in FA Cup, but that also means that these players are now able play five games in a row at the highest possible level. “

Alexis Mac Allister is likely to be in shape, but Conor Bradley stays aside.