Liverpool need Mohamed Salah more than the Egyptian striker needs Liverpool. Salah could well wait until the end of the season before deciding whether to stay at Anfield or not.
Salah is one of Liverpool's greatest players, equal to Kenny Dalglish and Ian rush. It is not easy to find a player who can score 223 goals in 7 years for the club. If there was, the amount of money spent would be huge.
In short, Salah is under no obligation to sign a new contract. In a way, loyalty is a concept that does not exist in football.
Liverpool was not Salah's birthplace and was not his training ground. The 32-year-old was a legend at Anfield but had a different starting point than Jamie Carragher in the past.
What is unusual in Salah's case is that he decided to go public and express his disappointment that Liverpool have not yet made an official contract extension offer. Meanwhile, with only about a month left, the former AS Roma striker can freely negotiate with clubs outside England.
At 32, Salah is still in great form and in impressive shape. When he took off his shirt to celebrate the decisive goal against Southampton, the Egyptian's 6-pack abs showed that.
In the event of leaving Anfield, Salah is unlikely to choose Saudi Arabia. He is still fit enough to go to Real Madrid or Barcelona. If Robert Lewandowski can score for Barca every week at the age of 36, Salah is certainly young enough to succeed in La Liga.
Liverpool have always known how to replace their great players of the past. When Kevin Keegan arrived at Hamburg in 1977, Dalglish was the replacement. The same is true of Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson later.
Salah has won the Champions League and Premier League with Liverpool. And if he continues to win one or both of those trophies again, Salah may feel there is no more horizon to conquer at Anfield. That is why Salah may wait until the end of the season before making a final decision.
Money is also not an important issue for the 32-year-old at the moment after what he has accumulated over the years. The last time Liverpool extended Salah's contract was in 2022 and the negotiations also lasted about a year. Therefore, there are many reasons for the current suspense.
However, one important thing will not change: Liverpool need Salah more than Salah needs Liverpool.
