Mohamed Salah is under contract until 2027, but recent events have cast doubt over his future.
Salah was axed from the squad against Inter Milan earlier this week on the back of that Leeds United interview.
The Egyptian had already been benched for three Premier League games in a row and had seemingly grown tired of his new role under Arne Slot.
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Since he called out the club, the messages regarding the 33-year-old’s future have been mixed.
It has been suggested Liverpool would like Salah to stay and see out the remainder of his contract, but transfer interest in the winger remains.
A Saudi Pro League chief has this week confirmed Salah remains a target after a failed summer move.
FC Barcelona cannot sign the Liverpool star anytime soon, despite previous links to him.
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Meanwhile, it’s now thought that clubs in Italy have been contacted by Salah’s agent.
Speaking on his YouTube channel this week, journalist Romain Monlina said: “Yes, his agent is contacting clubs in Italy, but they don’t have the money. Do you think he’s going to agree to halve his salary to go to Italy? Then there’s Saudi Arabia, which we remember he refused, and Liverpool too, a huge move.
“I think it was 150 million two years ago, and so on, to make him one of the highest-paid players in the world and in history. He and Liverpool ultimately said no.”
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We know that Salah takes home a base salary of £400,000-a-week after penning fresh terms at Anfield earlier this year.
But as finance expert Adam Williams has already explained to RTK, there are further costs involved in keeping the Egyptian at Liverpool.
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“As well as Salah’s wages, which reportedly are around £400,000 per week, you’re also looking at a saving in National Insurance contributions. That’s not a trivial sum. National Insurance is set at 15 per cent as of April 2025, so if £400,000 is Salah’s basic weekly wage, Liverpool are also paying another £60,000 on top of that.
“Over the course of 18 months, that’s another £4.7m. The numbers aren’t an exact science, because some of Salah’s wages will be paid as image rights, which are taxed recently.”
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While Salah leaving and potentially tarnishing his legacy in the coming months would not be an ideal scenario, his exit would hand Liverpool plenty of funds for the winter window.
A four-man attacking shortlist has already been mooted going into January, which features Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise.
Meanwhile, Antoine Semenyo is linked amid his £65m release clause becoming active in January.
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