Mohamed Salah stays Liverpool’s highest earner after signing his new two-year contract, with the Egyptian’s new wages essentially the most they’ve ever paid.
Salah is likely one of the greatest gamers to ever characterize Liverpool and, with switch charges and wages hovering, it’s no shock he’s their report earner.
Having put pen to paper on a brand new two-year contract introduced on Friday, the Egyptian has agreed a deal price as much as £50 million.
In line with the Telegraph‘s Chris Bascombe, if all bonuses and clauses are met Salah will earn round £25 million per season, which works out at £480,000 per week.
Salah’s fundamental wage is unknown at this stage however this may recommend it is a rise on the £350,000-a-week deal he agreed in 2022.
Liverpool’s different highest earners are presently within the area of £200,000 per week and above, although Virgil van Dijk is more likely to have agreed a rise on his £220,000-a-week wage in a brand new two-year contract which will likely be introduced in the end.
Alisson is the membership’s third-highest earner, with Trent Alexander-Arnold understood to be in an analogous bracket on his contract which expires on July 1.
The likes of Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa are believed to be throughout the bracket beneath on round £100,000 to £120,000 per week.
Ibrahima Konate, who earns £80,000 per week, is reported to be in search of wages of near £200,000 per week in talks over an extension to a deal which runs out in 2026.
Erling Haaland is the Premier League‘s best-paid participant on a fundamental wage of £500,000 per week, with Liverpool making Salah the second-highest.
Haaland’s Man Metropolis teammate Kevin De Bruyne, who will depart this summer season, earns a reported £400,000 per week.
‘FSG put loads of effort in…and energy means cash!’
Talking in a press convention on Friday morning, Slot gave credit score to Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes for efficiently negotiating Salah’s contract.
And in praising these inside Liverpool’s possession setup, the top coach joked that “they put loads of effort in for him to increase – and energy largely means cash!”
“I’m a part of that course of, however I don’t suppose I deserve the compliments,” Slot mentioned.
“I believe to begin with, it’s Mo’s alternative, his agent’s alternative, what he desires, and second of all of the membership, FSG, Richard, Michael Edwards, they put loads of effort in for him to increase.
“And energy largely means cash! But additionally effort, not solely cash.
“What it would inform you as nicely is that it’s not solely a superb season this season, we wish to make it an excellent season subsequent season as nicely.
“I believe Mo is satisfied that it’s a good probability we’re in a position to take action. Once more, that’s a optimistic for us.”
‘Mo Salah might take the vice-captaincy’
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With the possible departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold would come an area within the squad for a brand new vice-captain.
Although it appears Salah has been doing loads of work as a pacesetter within the group anyway, Andy Robertson, Alisson and he are the plain candidates to get the nod behind the skipper.
Whereas the winger’s function wouldn’t notably change throughout the dressing room, it could give him elevated standing on paper.
Conserving him and Van Dijk would crucially additionally present continuity on and off the pitch.
With the potential for a number of incomings and outgoings this summer season, preserving the backbone that has been so profitable may very well be key within the early phases of subsequent season.
As Robertson and even perhaps Alisson start to spend extra time on the bench additionally, will probably be useful to have skilled winners on the pitch.
