Mohamed Salah is edging nearer to signing a brand new contract with Liverpool as talks have been progressing properly.
The state of affairs is similar for captain Virgil van Dijk, who has additionally indicated there was “progress” in discussions over a long-awaited new deal to maintain him at Liverpool.
Salah and Van Dijk have made it abundantly clear that remaining at Anfield is their precedence and it’s understood there has lastly been a breakthrough after a prolonged negotiation course of.
Regardless of each gamers’ contracts operating out this summer time, Liverpool have at all times been assured that the pair would decide to the membership.
Salah, 32, has contributed 27 objectives and 17 assists in 31 Premier League video games up to now this season to assist Arne Slot’s facet to an 11-point lead over Arsenal on the prime of the desk.
In the meantime, Actual Madrid are believed to be progressing in talks over signing Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose deal at Anfield additionally expires on the finish of June – and his desire is to hitch the LaLiga membership.
Madrid are assured of tying up a deal for Alexander-Arnold and they’re obliged to speak with Liverpool when an settlement is reached.
Nevertheless, the England worldwide’s state of affairs can have no bearing on what occurs with Salah and Van Dijk, with all contract presents being drafted on particular person benefit, knowledge and circumstances.
And the optimism may be very sturdy that the pair will stay at Liverpool past the summer time.
‘A breakthrough has lastly been reached with Salah set to signal two-year deal’
Sky Sports activities Information senior reporter Melissa Reddy:
“That is the information all Liverpool followers had been hoping for as Mo Salah closes in on a brand new deal after very prolonged negotiations.
“It’s anticipated to be a two-year deal, which is similar state of affairs with Virgil van Dijk, who got here out over the weekend to say there had been progress with talks.
“Final month we reported Liverpool had been vastly assured each gamers would lengthen their dedication to the membership, whereas each gamers additionally made it abundantly clear their desire was to remain at Anfield.
“So it was all about attending to the stage the place a compromise and a breakthrough may very well be reached and we’re lastly at that time.”
‘The information all Liverpool followers have been ready to listen to’
Evaluation by Sky Sports activities’ Richard Morgan:
That is, doubtlessly, the information all Liverpool supporters wished to listen to as this long-running switch saga seems to lastly be drawing to a detailed.
Liverpool followers have been right here earlier than, in the summertime of 2022 when Salah’s then contract at Anfield had simply 12 months left to run, earlier than that July the ahead put pen to paper on a brand new three-year deal.
Nevertheless, with that contract now having simply over two months left earlier than it expires and seemingly no breakthrough in talks on the horizon, Salah’s wonderful Reds profession had seemed to be drawing to a detailed.
“I do not see any of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk signing at Liverpool,” stated Paul Merson just lately of the state of affairs. “I might be fairly shocked if all three stayed from right here.”
However now, lastly, after months of protracted negotiations, it seems a breakthrough has been made between the 2 events that can lengthen Salah’s eight-year keep on Merseyside that has seen the ahead rating an unbelievable 243 objectives in all competitions in solely 394 matches, the third most within the membership’s historical past, whereas successful each trophy potential throughout that point.
