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Mohamed Salah has finally agreed a new deal with Liverpool, the club have announced.
The Egyptian has put pen to paper on a fresh two-year deal, ending one of the club’s three anxiety-inducing contract sagas.
There had been reports that clubs in Saudi Arabia were interested in the 32-year-old, but he is now set to extend an eight-year association with the Reds after signing in 2017.
Mail Sport reported on Wednesday that Salah was close to agreeing a new deal.
‘Of course I’m very excited. We have a great team now. Before also we had a great team. But I signed because I think we have a chance to win other trophies and enjoy my football,’ he told the club website.
‘It’s great, I had my best years here. I played eight years, hopefully it’s going to be 10. Enjoying my life here, enjoying my football. I had the best years in my career.
Mohamed Salah has finally signed a new deal with Liverpool, the club have announced
The Egyptian star has put pen to paper on a two-year deal, ending speculation over an exit
Salah first signed for Liverpool in 2017 and is set to reach a decade-long association with them
‘I would like to say to [the fans], I am very, very happy to be here. I signed here because I believe we can win a lot of big trophies together. Keep supporting us and we’ll give it our best, and hopefully in the future we’re going to win more trophies.’
Virgil van Dijk is likely to follow suit after dropping a significant hint over his future twice in the last week.
The captain said ‘progress’ was being made at Craven Cottage and told a kids question-and-answer event with Cadbury’s that a resolution will soon be found.
It is understood the Dutch defender is heading in the right direction with his saga, too, and is on course to also put pen to paper on a new two-year deal – though nothing is signed or official on either count yet.
Salah has attracted mass interest from Saudi Arabia in the last two years. That saw Al Ittihad make a £150million bid in August 2023, which was swiftly rejected by Liverpool.
The Saudis have retained an interest in Salah and explored whether they could convince him to join them this summer, when his Liverpool contract is set to expire. The 32-year-old has long been the ‘dream target’ of the Saudi Pro League.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid are finalising a move to sign Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer this summer.
Nothing is signed yet but, as reported in December, the 15-time champions of Europe are confident he will soon be their man.
The right back is on track to be fit from an ankle injury in the next month.
More to follow.