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Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah(Image: Getty Images)

Mohamed Salah has joked that Jamie Carragher is "obsessed" with him after the ex-Liverpool defender provided a fresh take on the Egyptian's current contract impasse at Anfield.

Salah, 32, is out of contract at the end of the season, alongside Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, and last week admitted a breakthrough in contract talks with the Anfield hierarchy was "far away".

Such uncertainty, though, hasn't stopped the Egyptian from firing on all cylinders this term, with his 21 goals in 27 appearances taking Liverpool to the top of both the Premier League and Champions League.



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Since entering the final twelve months of the most lucrative contract in the club's history last summer, which he signed in 2022, Salah has made no secret of his desire to stay on Merseyside beyond the end of the 2023-24 season, with the forward telling a handful of publications - including the ECHO - in November that he was disappointed not to have been offered fresh terms by the club.

On Monday afternoon, though, Salah set social media alight when he uploaded a cryptic photo of himself, Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk in action during Sunday's 2-2 draw with Manchester United.

Carragher, however, was less than impressed with Salah's mysterious post when asked for his assessment and insisted that both Salah and Alexander-Arnold could learn a lot from Van Dijk and how he has handled his ongoing impasse.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Carragher said: “You know what I would say?

I would say Virgil van Dijk has come out of this whole situation this season, the captain of the club, in a higher esteem, for me.

The way he’s conducted himself, his performances on the pitch, the way he’s led the team.

It’s obviously a really important time for all three players - we know that - but I think rather than speak about Trent Alexander-Arnold or Mo Salah, I’d probably like to pay tribute to Virgil van Dijk.

“I think he’s come across as a real statesman, I think, the way he’s handled it.

He’s been asked questions - he’s knocked it away.

He’s here, he wants to win the league, he wants to do his utmost for Liverpool and fingers crossed, he signs.

“I think the other two could maybe look at Virgil van Dijk and take a leaf out of his book.”

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Salah, though, was quick to poke fun at Carragher's analysis, as he replied to the post on X by saying: "I’m starting to think you’re obsessed with me [winky face]."


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