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hopefully." The 32-year-old knows that he can only to continue to display his best form in the hope that is recognised and duly rewarded by his employers, though McAteer has offered an insight as how Anfield chiefs may feel about the unfolding situation.

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"You've got to try and look into the future and think: 'When is this gonna drop off?

What is the point it's gonna tail off?'

"Right, are we gonna get another season out of him?

Yeah, he holds all the aces because of the season he's having and he's run his contract down, but from a Liverpool point of view there has to be a business element to that deal.

"It can't just be emotional.

It's not like he's 26, we give him a four-year deal and he's gonna be there for four years at his peak.

He's not - he's gonna drop off at some point."

As former Everton hero Andy Gray, sitting alongside as a pundit, disagreed over Salah showing signs of faltering in the coming years due to the way he looks after himself, McAteer stated his final theory that this is the issue holding up the club and player's side from coming to a settlement.

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"I do think it's the time element.

Liverpool have probably offered two with an option.

"He's probably fighting over that right now because I don't think the monetary side of it is a problem for two years for Liverpool.
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