LIVERPOOL have been urged not to offer Mo Salah a new contract.
That’s as clubs in Saudi Arabia line up mega-money bids for the superstar forward.
Salah, 31, is a certified Liverpool legend after winning every club trophy available at Anfield.
The hitman has scored 198 goals in 321 games under Jurgen Klopp.
And he’s still going strong in his golden years, having netted 12 times already this season.
However, Salah’s future remains in doubt following a huge offer from Al-Ittihad in September.
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The Saudi giants launched a world-record £215million to poach Liverpool’s star player on deadline day.
The Reds held firm, having handed Salah a new £400,000-a-week contract in 2022.
But with the Egyptian’s deal up in 2025, boss Klopp has a big decision to make.
He could insist on another new deal for Salah, who is still doing the business on the right side of his attack.
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However, Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson reckons this would be a mistake.
He feels Salah’s career is only going downwards ahead of his 32nd birthday in June.
And Lawrenson has urged Liverpool to cash in while they can so they can fund a new squad rebuild.
He told Paddy Power: “I don’t think Liverpool should offer Salah a new contract, they should let him go and take the money.
“You can understand him going to Saudi Arabia because of his nationality. I imagine that when he signed his last contract, given everything happening with the Saudi league, he would have known.
“I’m sure the club would be happy to say ‘thanks for your service to the club, we’ll get £100m and you get plenty of money and good luck’.
“I think the plus side of this is that Liverpool will be looking around in the market already for a replacement.
“They’ll have a shortlist of strikers noted down but they do have four already, which is good for when Salah leaves, they have back up.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if the manager and the player have already had a conversation about it. Klopp would be asking for him to give everything until the end of the season and then he can go.
“Salah will already be on silly money so it makes no sense for him to try and get more money from Liverpool, because when you get past the age of 30, you don’t play as many games and then the club wouldn’t be getting bang for their buck.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
