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That's despite the fact Arne Slot is on course to lift the Premier League title in his first season at the club and could still haul in a treble of trophies this term.

Many fans are up in arms that the Merseysiders don't appear to be moving quickly enough to tie their talisman down on fresh terms.

But the current reality is that he’s closer to leaving than staying."

He added: "In the end, I came to the conclusion that the club doesn't respect him enough, or at least not as much as they think they deserve, but that's another side of the story, it's all about what goes on behind the scenes."

The Croat - who is currently playing for PAOK in the Greek Super League - gave a more emotional response than either Fabinho or Adrian, who can't see him leaving and believed the club would do everything they could to tie the star forward down.

Fabinho even insisted that Liverpool were 'desperate' to get Salah to agree to a new deal.

"I haven’t talked to them lately and to be honest I didn’t see any news about them coming to the Saudi League or leaving Liverpool," the Brazilian told FourFourTwo in October 2024(

Former Reds goalkeeper Adrian was slightly firmer in his stance and said he "cannot see Mohamed Salah playing for another team in the Premier League." Moreover, the Spaniard said he felt it was the best option for all concerned for Salah to renew his deal and remain at Anfield "if he has the opportunity."

“I know the players there love him?

"I don’t know if they have already started talking to him about renewing the contract or opening the door for him to leave the club, but I can’t see Mohamed Salah currently outside Liverpool."

However, despite two of his former teammates believing he would stay, Lovren - who may well be closer to the situation than Fabinho and Adrian - believes he is much closer to leaving than staying.

The Reds winger, who currently leads the Premier League Golden Boot hunt with 21 goals this season, confirmed as much in January.

The new Liverpool home shirt for the 2024/2025 season features a Chrome Yellow pattern design sees a modernised take on the legendary 84 Home Shirt, a season which saw the Reds become European Champions for the 4th time in Rome and the first English Club to win a Treble of major honours