The new Premier League season started, but some things are not new, they are the same as before. And Mohamed Salah is one of them. Liverpool’s forward is again in top form, scoring 9 goals and assisting for another 3 already. Looking in total, since joining from Roma in 2017, Salah has registered 134 goals and 50 assists in only 212 appearances. The Egyptian is also broke a number of records: he surpassed Luis Suarez for most goals in a season (32) and beat Ronaldo’s record for most goals as a winger (100). Salah also surpassed the almighty Alan Shearer after scoring in 24 games during a 38 game season, as well as Drogba, who was the African with the most goals in one season before Salah. And there is only one dilemma for the Egyptian at the moment: will he stay in Liverpool?At this moment, Salah is better than Messi and RonaldoAfter all these monster seasons with the Reds, it’s normal that both parties are locked into the contract extensions, as Salah’s current one expires in 2023. And Liverpool had one priority during the transfer window: extend your star players. Jordan Henerson, Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson, Fabinho and Trent Alexander-Arnold all got new deals ahead of Salah, and now it’s his turn. But the former Chelsea man has high demands, which is fine, if you look at his stats with Liverpool. According to Independent, Salah is after 57 million Ksh a week (at most), and a deal until 2025, when he will be 34 years old. With that wage, he would be the highest earner in the club (with 30 million a week, he is currently second, behind Van Dijk), and depending on the exact figure, he would be sixth or seventh highest paid player in the Premier League. Cristiano Ronaldo is the top earner with 75 million Ksh a week, and only Romelu Lukaku, Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho, David de Gea and City’s Kevin de Bruyne would earn more than him. (4.80) SUDAN (3.30) GUINEA (1.75)The Reds brass have three potential worries over a new deal. First one are the wage demands, which would break the current wage structure to accommodate him, and that is always tricky. Second is that his new wage could cause an upset in the dressing room, and the third one is his age. At 31, Salah is far from over, not to mention that there are dozen top European players who are way older than him, but the question always remains: how long can he keep up at this pace? All these questions face a tough dilemma for the Reds executives, but for others, there is no dilemma at all: just sign the man. And looking at Barcelona and Juventus after they lost Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, it seems logical that a solution must be found. Soon.
