Stefan Borson ‘surprised’ by ‘Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah approach’ after latest
Liverpool likely want to keep their annual wage bill below £400million after so far failing to agree a new deal with star forward Mohamed Salah.
That is the view of finance expert Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider the Merseyside giants can’t afford to pay the Egypt international £25million a year if they want to achieve that.
Liverpool are currently at risk of losing Salah on a free transfer when his contract at Anfield expires in June 2025.
The 32-year-old is already able to discuss a pre-contract agreement with foreign sides as speculation continues around his future.
It has been reported Saudi chiefs are tempting Salah to quit the Merseysiders with a stunning £65million offer over two seasons after he’s been linked with a move to Al-Hilal.
Liverpool’s overall revenue fell slightly from a record £594.3million in 2021-22 to £593.8million in 2022-23, while their wage bill stood at £373million following a two per cent rise on the previous year.
Liverpool have taken ‘surprising’ approach to Mohamed Salah deal
Borson admitted Arne Slot’s side currently look set for a strong financial year as they sit top of both the Premier League and Champions League tables.
“I still think it’s surprising that Liverpool haven’t sorted Salah’s contract,” Borson told Football Insider.
“Even if it was on a two-year deal for him at £25million a year, in the grand scheme of things, I would have thought that would have made sense for Liverpool given his level of fitness, potentially with a carve-out if his fitness falls off a cliff.
“But that doesn’t strike me as likely because he seems to be a player who is surely able to perform at the highest level for the next two seasons.
“I think there is probably a solid chance that he will leave at the end of this season and will end up taking the money in Saudi Arabia to become even more wealthy than he is already.
“I think it is surprising that Liverpool are taking their approach, but they are quite prudently run and they are about to have a fantastic financial year if everything goes as it appears to be going in the Premier League and Champions League.
“They are likely to have record revenues and record profits, and they are probably keen to keep their wage bill under £400million going forward.
“If you want to do that, then clearly you can’t go around paying any player £25million a year.”
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