Mo Salah: Liverpool ahead’s contract feedback slammed as ‘egocentric’ and ‘very disappointing’ by Jamie Carragher

Jamie Carragher has strongly criticised Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool contract feedback, branding them “very disappointing” and “selfish”.

Salah advised reporters after Sunday’s 3-2 victory at Southampton, during which he scored two targets together with the winner, that he’s but to obtain a brand new contract supply from the membership and feels “more out than in” as he nears the tip of his current deal.

The 32-year-old is one in every of three key Liverpool gamers, together with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose contracts expire this summer season.

However the Egyptian’s post-match feedback have angered Carragher, who believes the main target for Salah must be on successful the Premier League this season with the Reds sitting eight factors clear on the prime.

Carragher advised Monday Night time Soccer: “Proper now there’s clearly a giant distinction within the valuation. What Mo Salah and his agent worth themselves at, whether or not that is financially or when it comes to size of contract, to what Liverpool do.

“So the explanation Liverpool would not have supplied a contract but is as a result of Mo Salah will flip it down, so that they’re nonetheless in talks. I am determined for them to satisfy within the center, however I need to say I’m very disenchanted with Mo Salah. That interview yesterday after the sport and it comes out at the moment.

“Liverpool have gotten Actual Madrid midweek and so they’ve obtained Manchester Metropolis on the weekend, that is the story for Liverpool proper now.

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“Mo Salah, we’re all quite aware, certainly the local reporters are 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, which is absolutely fine.

“However he determined to cease for the third time away at Southampton on the again of successful Liverpool the sport and placing that out.

“Now the most important thing for Liverpool 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.

“Crucial factor is Liverpool successful the Premier League. That’s extra essential than any of these gamers, and if he continues to place feedback out or his agent retains placing cryptic tweets out, that is egocentric, that is fascinated about themselves and never the soccer membership.”

Carra: Liverpool have moved on from greats earlier than

Salah’s significance to Liverpool continues to be clear after hitting 12 targets and offering 10 assists throughout all competitions already this season.

However whereas Carragher believes Salah is amongst Liverpool’s greats, the membership have proven up to now they’re able to transfer on from legendary gamers.

He stated: “I would say Mo Salah is in the top five players to ever play for Liverpool.

“I might go Steven Gerrard, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Ian Rush and I would put Mo Salah in fifth place. That is how extremely I fee him, that is how particular this man is.”

Questioned whether the club should give Salah what he wants, Carragher replied: “No, it is not about giving someone what they need.

“I hope Mo Salah and the opposite two gamers who have been concerned on this, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, [don’t] really feel like that this membership will disintegrate in the event that they ever transfer on. Steven Gerrard left the soccer membership, the following supervisor got here in and received the league. Steven Gerrard did not win the league, Jurgen Klopp received the league with a brand new group.

“Kenny Dalglish, at that time Liverpool’s greatest-ever player, when he stopped playing, Peter Beardsley came in and was part of probably the greatest footballing team we’ve ever seen in a red shirt in 1988.

“Graeme Souness left, Liverpool received the double for the primary time of their historical past two years later in 1986.

“Ian Rush moved on, after him came John Aldridge and then later when Ian Rush moved on, Robbie Fowler came.

“And Salah, would we miss him if he moved on? After all we’d, however I can guarantee you Liverpool will transfer on.”

Analysis: Compromise needed on both sides – but it should get there

Sky Sports News’ senior reporter Melissa Reddy:

“You may perceive why Salah has termed it this manner. He does not have a brand new supply on the desk, it is practically December and he can communicate to abroad golf equipment in January, which is only a blink away.

“It’s important to stress negotiations are ongoing between Liverpool and Salah’s representative, Remy Abbas. I’m told those are open, developing conversations. But ultimately, a formal proposal is only made when you’ve agreed on all the terms you are discussing.

“Issues are progressing in the best path, however clearly there’s a hole between what Salah needs and what Liverpool are ready to placed on the desk. There needs to be a compromise on either side.

“Liverpool have to think about long-term squad planning, the age profile of the team, and about operating sustainably. But they would need to bend their parameters for Salah.

“He nonetheless needs to compete for home titles, and the Champions League. If he is trying round, which prime membership would have house for him, and the power to pay him what he deserves, and provides him the liberty he needs?

“He has made it abundantly clear he loves Liverpool and wants to stay. So there also needs to be a bit of compromise on his side, and because there is a will to get a deal done from both parties, it will ultimately get there.

“There is a component of Liverpool being aware that no matter concessions they make with Salah, additionally they have two different large contract points to type with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, so there may be a little bit of a knock-on impact there.

“I’m told the club are very calm, but you can understand why the players, especially with the status of Salah, aren’t feeling that way.”