Mohamed Salah has been offered a new contract by Liverpool despite his claims to the contrary, Reds legend Jamie Carragher has claimed.
The Reds are currently first in the Premier League with 60 points and are seven points ahead of second-placed Arsenal, but they could move 10 points ahead should they beat Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Not much has gone wrong on the pitch for the Merseysiders, but as the 2024-25 season approaches its final stages, fans have become increasingly worried that Salah could leave the club for free given he is out of contract at the end of the season.
Salah has previously claimed that there has been nothing to report in regard to news about his future, but Carragher revealed that the Egyptian has been offered a new deal, saying on The Overlap's Fan Debate: "Do not believe he hasn't been offered a contract. I can actually assure you he has been offered a contract."
Carragher had previously accused the Egyptian of being selfish for supposedly playing out his contract negotiations in public, though the former Reds player did face significant backlash from fans.
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Can Liverpool afford to lose Salah?
Salah has scored 23 goals and provided 14 assists in the Premier League, and the Egyptian leads the way in the top flight in both categories.
Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez have produced a combined 35 goals and assists in the Premier League, while Salah has been directly responsible for 37 of his team's 60 top-flight goals.
He has only failed to register a goal or an assist in the league on four occasions, while having scored 28 times and produced 19 assists in all competitions for Liverpool this term.
It should also be noted that the winger has produced eight goals and seven assists in eight games against the division's big six, highlighting his impact in the biggest matches.
One of the supposed sticking points in negotiations has been the desired length of contract that Salah is looking for, as while he has performed at a world-class level this season, he will inevitably decline as he ages.
However, it would be a huge gamble on Liverpool's part to allow the Egyptian to leave for free considering they are unlikely to find a replacement capable of replicating his output in the final third.
Lewis Nolan
