**Mohamed Salah’s future at Liverpool appears to remain uncertain moving forward, following a new update from journalist Alex Crook.**
The 33-year-old has had a tough season, especially by his elite standards, with Arne Slot leaving him out of the team that won 2-0 away to West Ham last weekend.
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, [Slot praised Salah’s attitude](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cly5898lrzdo) after not featuring at the London Stadium, even though he was unhappy about it:
_“That’s a normal reaction from a player that’s good enough to play for us, and I say that mildly because he has been so outstanding for this club for so many years and will be for the future. He wasn’t the only one who wasn’t happy that he wasn’t starting and that is normal._
_“He is so disciplined – he knows what to do to stay fit. No matter if he plays well or if he doesn’t play well, if he plays or doesn’t play, he will always be that top professional and that’s what he was in the last two days. With all players around their world, there are also phases in your time at the club that they are human. He’s scored so many goals for us and I am sure he will in the future.”_
Salah is contracted at Liverpool until the summer of 2027, but according to [_talkSPORT_](https://talksport.com/football/3786971/transfer-news-salah-saudi-man-utd-ugarte-man-city-trafford-iraola/), “Saudi deal-makers remain committed” to signing him, having been linked with a mammoth £500m move in the past.
It is claimed that being left out against West Ham “raises the intriguing possibility of the move being revitalised as early as next summer”, should he fall out of favour.
**Should Liverpool cash in on Salah next summer?**
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Nobody expected such a dropoff from Salah this season, and it may simply be that he is low on confidence and short on form, not to mention being affected by the death of Diogo Jota.
At 33, though, there is also the risk that he has peaked as a footballer, and if that is the case, cashing in on him next summer does make an element of sense, rather than losing him on a free in 2027.
A move to the Saudi Pro League will give Liverpool the best possibility of earning the biggest fee, and it certainly isn’t impossible to imagine him moving there in the autumn of his career.
Salah could easily prove people wrong, though, returning to his best in the second half of the season, and should that happen, retaining him for as long as possible could be the best solution.