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Liverpool fans were delivered some fantastic news on Wednesday with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk standing on the verge of new contracts.

After a long season of will they, won’t they, the pair are reportedly all set to sign on to extend their respective stays at Anfield.

Reports suggest Salah and Van Dijk have agreed to two more years at Liverpool, which will take them both up to 2027.

In the case of Van Dijk, that will hopefully see the Dutchman lift another major trophy or two as Liverpool captain.

For Salah, he will have his eye on breaking all sorts of goal scoring records.

Having already achieved his status as third top-scorer in Liverpool history, the Egyptian will now be gunning extra hard to topple Ian Rush in top spot.

And with two more years at Anfield virtually secured, here’s how close we think Mo will come to the moustachioed maestro.

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Having hit 346 goals for Liverpool, Rush’s goal-scoring record has long seemed completely unassailable.

With the 32-year-old sitting on 243, it still seems like a big ask, mind you.

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Assuming Salah sees out two more years at Anfield, he would have to score an average of 51.5 goals per season for the Reds.

Given his current best stands at 44, that is unlikely to happen.

Over his almost eight years at Liverpool so far, Salah has hit an average of 30.4 goals per campaign.

RankPlayerAppearancesGoalsGoals per Game1.Ian Rush6603461.912.Roger Hunt4922851.733.Mohamed Salah3942431.624.Gordon Hodgson3772411.565.Billy Liddell5342282.34LFC top five goal-scorers of all-time

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Going at the same rate, the Egyptian King would scored 61 more goals for the Reds, leaving him on 304 – 39 short of Rush – by summer of 2027.

Of course, there is still a possibility that Salah earns another contract at Liverpool.

At the rate he’s going it would take the No.11 three-and-a-half years to match Rush.

Although he may not reach it, Rush’s is not the only record Salah will be aiming for over the next couple of years.

Having been consistently prolific, Mo sits join fifth with Sergio Aguero in terms of all-time Premier League top scorers.

On 184, he is 76 behind leader Alan Shearer.

During his eight seasons in the league so far, Salah has been running an average of 22.75 Premier League goals per season.

Continuing at his current rate, Salah would end his time in England having scored 229.5 league goals.