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Arne Slot speaks to Mohamed Salah during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Ipswich Town.(Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Arne Slot has joked that Mohamed Salah’s current form for Liverpool is good news for everyone apart from club bosses who pay his wages.

The Egyptian is out of contract at the end of the season, with negotiations yet to be resolved.

The 32-year-old has admitted more than once that he would prefer to stay put at Anfield, but has also conceded that as things stand, he is treating the current campaign as his final season at the club.

While his future has been the subject of scrutiny and speculation as a result, it has not proven to be a distraction to Salah on the pitch.

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The forward is in the best form of his Liverpool career, having returned an eye-watering 30 goals and 21 assists from just 38 appearances so far this season.

And Slot has reiterated his desire for Salah to sign a new contract with the Reds and remain in such form for the foreseeable future.

“Mo has had some outstanding seasons here at Liverpool and we hope he can continue that for a long period of time,” he said.

And if he did really worse, we would have second thoughts if we want to extend his contract.

“For everyone it is the best that he brings in the performances he does now.

Maybe only for the one who has to pay him it is not the best!

“For everyone else it is the best because if you want to play at this club, you need to be at his level otherwise you are probably almost useless to play at this club because we only need players that are at the top of their game.

“Because this is one of the best, or the best, club in the world to play for.

He needs to have these performances for him to play here and hopefully to extend here.”

Meanwhile, Slot also paid tribute to Salah for how hard he works on and off the pitch to be in the best possible condition for Liverpool - but pointed out the Egyptian is not an isolated case at the AXA Training Centre.

“What I see is a top professional, not only what you see on the pitch,” he said.

I see everyone in this building works so hard, the players first to get the best out of themselves and all the staff members work incredibly hard as well.

“It’s February and again we have three pitches over here that are perfectly ready for us to train in the best possible circumstances.

“So it’s not only about the players who put a lot of effort to get the best out of themselves.