Salah reveals Liverpool's “strange” negotiations exacerbate his championship season
Mohamed Saleh believes his “strange” contract negotiations with Liverpool are the catalyst for a season, in which he fired the Reds to the historic Premier League champion.
Salah has made suggestions in the blistering form of the first half of the season that he may leave Liverpool, and the club appears to have made little progress in negotiating with the amulet.
But Salah and the Reds eventually reached a new deal on April 11 to ensure he will stay at Anfield for at least two seasons, and his goal is his goal two weeks later, with Liverpool winning the record 20th English top title with a 5-1 victory over Tottenham.
Salah has 28 goals and 18 assists in the league this season, with 46 goals participating in his name, and 16 all-time Premier League records shared by Andy Cole (1993-94) and Alan Shearer. Egypt's National Script was named Player of the Year by the Football Writers Association this week.
Mohamed Salah won the Football Player of the Year Award with more than 90% of the votes from more than 900 members. He joined Thierry Henry and was the only one to win this award three times in 2018 and 2022. Very well done @mosalah 🥇🥇🥇 #foty pic.twitter.com/p50dyvauxc
– Football Writers Association (@theofficialfwa) May 9, 2025
Salah revealed that he may leave the club at the end of the season to help drive his excellent season.
Salah said in an interview with French football: ” [leaving] Yes, yes. It's actually a little weird, we're really strong this season and this negotiation isn't easy.
“In the end, everything was fine: we were champions and I stayed for two seasons.
“I think it ends up being a huge advantage because I have the best stat season of my life. It might be my last season here, maybe making me eager to make the most of it and give me everything that has to win the championship I promised.
“I have the mentality of this: If the club doesn’t want to extend a contract, don’t worry, let’s end as much as possible so I can explode.”
Salah won Premier League priorities for the second time and Liverpool could not celebrate with fans after 2019-20 years as the coronavirus pandemic suspended the season before it resumed without supporters.
“I even said that's my main goal,” he added. “This is the first time in my career that I have put the championship above the Champions League.
“I definitely want to work with the entire team to provide this to our fans and the city due to the pandemic, which is heartbreaking.
