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Mohamed Salah enters the pitch prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield on April 2.

Only twice previously had the Egypt captain done so, making good on promises after reaching the 40-goal mark in his first season, back in 2018 and then a little over a year later, when celebrating a Champions League triumph.

So when Salah agreed to give a few minutes of his time to just a handful of publications that included the ECHO, fresh from scoring goals 11 and 12 of the campaign, a rain-soaked St Mary's did not seem like the most obvious place for part three of his media address.



The most important thing is Liverpool winning the Premier League.

Even if it means more money."

It's thought that Salah earns around £1m a week when all his endorsements and commercial agreements are accounted for, so remuneration has never been the aim of the game for Salah, even if a desire to be properly recognised for his standing within the world game has been.

The idea of Saudi Arabia first came into focus in the summer of 2023 when Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon politely declined the offer of up to £150m from Al-Ittihad as the European transfer window prepared to close.

Since then, the Pro League has been wafted around as a potential way out of Anfield for Salah and the division's interest in bringing one of the most celebrated Muslim athletes on the planet has not wavered, even if Liverpool have given no encouragement.

Even as recently as last week, reports suggested the SPL hadn't given up hope of signing Salah as a free agent but that now looks like something of a pipedream where this summer is concerned.

The Pro League could, in time, be a viable option but the focus for now remains on Liverpool, on the Premier League and the Champions League.

It's a remarkable prospect but one that is indicative of just how good and consistent Salah has been as a Liverpool player.

Numerous sources in Egypt have told the ECHO that a two-year extension is imminent, which will be music to the ears of Reds fans who have been eager to see an agreement found for their all-time leading scorer of the Premier League era.

It will eventually bring an end to months of speculation and discourse that Liverpool, as a whole, have done superbly to not let affect their Premier League title charge, particularly given Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold have been in the same boat.

Such has been the interest that even what appear to be mild social media posts from the solicitor have been jumped on by supporters eager for a breakthrough.

Abbas's "best player in the world" message about his client in November was speculated upon that Salah wasn't appreciated as much as he perhaps should be by those in power at Anfield, while the "excellent at his job" remark about Arne Slot in February was also taken as a subtle prod, rightly or wrongly, at those at Liverpool tasked with concluding proceedings around the deal.

In the sporting director era, those sorts of negotiations go above and beyond the remit of the head coach and while talks have continued with Reds chief Richard Hughes, who inherited the situation last summer, Slot has never hid from the fact he wanted Salah to stay on board for the long haul.

While there have been valid concerns and reasons for Liverpool's reluctance to simply ask Salah to name his price and sign on the dotted line, the Reds forward has undoubtedly been winning the PR war with his club, with a sign in the Kop urging FSG to "give Mo his dough" in November before Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold were added to the banner as the campaign continued.

Perhaps through instruction, advice or a belief that rocking the boat further would be harmful to the overall aim of winning the Premier League title, Salah's outspoken nature on the contract issue has given way to a more circumspect approach in recent months.
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