Reds icon Jamie Carragher has laid into LIVERPOOL star Mohamed Salah after the striker admitted that he is closer to leaving the club than staying after failing to agree a new contract.
Salah has 12 goals and 10 assists in 18 games in all competitions this season and was the hero again last time out as the Premier League leaders came from behind to beat Southampton to extend their lead at the top of the table to eight points.
But there is still alot of speculation regarding the future of the attacker as clubs will be able to agree terms with the Egyptian for an end-of-season move in January, something that Liverpool fans do not want to see happen.
Salah even hinted that a move away is closer to happening than staying – He told reporters: “We are almost in December and I haven’t received any offers yet to stay in the club. I’m probably more out than in. You know I have been in the club for many years.
‘There is no club like this. But in the end it is not in my hands. As I said before, it is December and I haven’t received anything yet about my future. I love the fans. The fans love me. In the end it is not in my hands or the fans’ hands. Let’s wait and see.”
“Of course, [I’m disappointed] yeah. I’m not going to retire soon so I’m just playing, focusing on the season and I’m trying to win the Premier League and hopefully the Champions League as well. I’m disappointed but we will see.
“I’m very professional. Everybody can see my work ethic. I’m just trying to enjoy my football and I will play at the top level as long as possible. I’m just doing my best because this is who I am and I try to give it all for myself and for the club. We will see what happens next.”
However, Carragher was disappointed in what Salah said, believing the Egyptian was being selfish during a hugely important time for the team on the pitch.
‘Of course there have been discussions,’ Carragher told Sky Sports. ‘Right now, there’s obviously a big difference in the valuation – what Mo Salah and his agent value themselves at, whether that’s financially or in terms of length of contract, to what Liverpool do.
‘The reason LIVERPOOL haven’t offered a contract yet is because Mo Salah will turn it down. So they are still in talks, I am desperate for them to meet in the middle.
‘But I must say, I am very disappointed in Mo Salah. That interview, Liverpool have got Real Madrid in midweek and they’ve got Manchester City at the weekend – that’s the story for Liverpool right now.
‘Mo Salah, we’re all quite aware, certainly the local reporters in Liverpool, that in the seven years he’s been at the football club, he’s stopped in the mixed zone twice – which is his right. Absolutely fine.
‘But he decides to stop for the third time away at Southampton on the back of winning Liverpool the game. The most important thing for Liverpool Football Club this season is not the future of Mo Salah. It’s not the future of Virgil van Dijk and it’s not the future of Trent Alexander-Arnold.
‘The most important thing is Liverpool winning the Premier League. That is more important than any of those players, and if he continues to put comments out, or his agent keeps putting tweets out, that’s selfish. That’s thinking about themselves and not the football club.’
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