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While Trent Alexander-Arnold’s imminent move to Real Madrid dominates headlines, Mohamed Salah and his unresolved contract negotiations are symptomatic deeper systemic issues at Liverpool—a collision of aging-star economic and a high executive turnover.

The Egyptian’s situation, now in its 18th month of stagnation, has become a case study in modern football’s contract complexities.

Michael Edwards’ 22-month absence before his return (2022-2024) created a negotiation vacuum that still haunts Liverpool.

During this period, the club cycled through three sporting directors—Julian Ward, Jörg Schmadtke, and Richard Hughes—each one could have easily thought their successors would set the  philosophy on veteran contracts.

Schmadtke in particular knew he would only be there on a short-term basis, and to negotiate a contract of the importance of Salah may have been above his pay grade at the time.

This season, the persistent uncertainty created an unnecessary distraction during what should be a period of celebration for a team dominating the league standings.

The saga began publicly in November 2024 when Salah made the stunning admission that he had not received a contract offer from Liverpool.

And since then, there have been precious little updates regarding whether the needle has moved towards the 32-year-old staying.

However, Egyptian outlet Masrawy have now come out to report that the contract talks are heading in the right direction.

They claim that the exit of Alexander-Arnold will help free-up funds in the wage budget for Liverpool’s No.11.

Furthermore, it’s asserted that negotiations with agent Ramy Abbas are more positive than they have ever been:

Claiming that these new talks are heading in the write direction, Masrawy add:

“The negotiations between Liverpool and Rami Abbas, Salah’s agent, this time are progressing significantly unlike ever, as well as the offer that was made is higher than any offer made to the player before that.”

“The approaching departure of Arnold from the Liverpool team, it will be a major factor in the renewal of Salah’s contract, after reducing the high salaries within the team, allowing to give the Egyptian star what he wants in his new contract with the Reds.”

Mohamed Salah’s current contract with Liverpool, a three-year extension he signed in 2022, nets him a tidy £350,000 per week.

And while the Reds’ hierarchy may be sitting crunching the numbers as to why it would not be the best thing to offer the 32-year-old a contract, it’s clear that he is a statical outlier.

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