Pundit predicts ‘hell will be on’ at Liverpool after source’s Mohamed Salah update
There will be “hell on” at Liverpool if Mohamed Salah doesn’t sign a new Liverpool contract before the start of next season.
That’s according to former Leeds United stopper Paddy Kenny, speaking exclusively to Football Insider after an update on the attacker’s future.
A source close to the club told Football Insider on Saturday (14 May) that the 29-year-old has compromised on his £500,000-a-week demands and there is hope an agreement is close.
A new contract would still represent a “huge” outlay of over £80million over four years and make the Egyptian superstar one of the world’s best-paid players.
His current deal is set to expire at the end of next season alongside fellow forwards Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.
Kenny insists nothing is done until the deal is announced and still fears Salah could leave this summer.
“I don’t know how this still isn’t done,” Kenny told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild.
“If there has been a positive update then yeah, that’s great. But nothing is done until it’s announced.
“If he hasn’t signed and an offer comes in this summer, what happens then? It’s like with a new signing, until he’s on the pitch with a scarf, it’s not done.
“I’ll guarantee you one thing, there will be hell on if he doesn’t sign by the start of next season.”
Salah has scored 30 goals in 46 total appearances this season.
However, he has only found the net three times in his last 18 domestic appearances across all competitions.
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