Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah has been linked with a move away from the club this summer, but has his performance against Brighton changed things?
Salah was superb in Saturday’s 3-0 win at home to the Seagulls in the FA Cup fourth round, scoring, assisting and winning a penalty.
It was arguably the 33-year-old’s best display of the season so far, with Arne Slot lauding what he saw from the Egyptian superstar:
“It’s very nice to have him on the scoresheet again and him having an assist. But I think what I like the most at the moment, that he’s scoring goals is something you can almost expect, but he also helps the team a lot defensively. That is something very positive – what the team also needs – and I think more and more players are now capable of playing at this intensity level every three days.”
Despite this, Football Insider are reporting that Salah is still “expected to leave Liverpool in the summer window”, at which point he will have one more year remaining on his contract.
As has been claimed in recent weeks, the update also says that “interest from the Saudi Pro League remains real and concerted as they plan to make him the face of the money-spinning league to replace exit-bound Cristiano Ronaldo.”
Liverpool have a huge decision to make with Mo Salah
Salah has been so disappointing this season, looking a far cry from the world-class footballer previously on show, with many Liverpool fans not against the idea of selling him this summer.
He showed against Brighton what he is still capable of, however, and if he suddenly hits that level again on a regular basis, keeping him for another year makes total sense.
It is an extremely tough decision for Liverpool to make, though, and they will have to gauge Salah’s performances between now and the end of the season closely.
If he continues to be below-par overall, cashing in on him at the end of the campaign is the shrewd decision – he may even want a new challenge at this point in his career – but if he proves that his best form has returned regularly, selling would be a risk.