Mohamed Salah’s contract is the biggest off-field story in football at the moment.
The Egyptian will soon be entering the final 12 months of his Liverpool contract, and while the Reds want him to sign a new deal, the winger reportedly has no intention of agreeing to the current terms he’s being offered.
The solution seems simple, Liverpool just need to offer him more money, but according to Fabrizio Romano on the Here We Go Podcast, the Reds do not want to alter their wage structure.
What’s been said?
Romano shared an update on Salah’s contract.
“Liverpool fans feel desperate and hope that something will happen. But we have to keep it open because maybe tomorrow morning or in two months Liverpool will offer him a new deal. As of today the expectation around Salah is not too optimistic, why? Because Liverpool do not want to destroy their wage structure, they always did a great job with their wages and had a great balance with salaries, so they don’t want to destroy this, and this is why the expectation around Salah will be difficult,” Romano said.
Costly
It’s frustrating, but Liverpool may be doing the right thing in not altering their wage budget.
Think about it, offering Salah an extra £100,000-a-week for three years may only actually cost the club a further £15m, but if the wage structure is broken, other players will begin to ask for parity.
The likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk could all make valid claims that they deserve to earn similar sums to Salah, and if the Egyptian’s new deal breaks Liverpool’s wage structure, then their entire bill could skyrocket.
Everyone wants Salah to stay, but Liverpool are savvy when it comes to this type of thing, and if it doesn’t make sense financially, it won’t happen.
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