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On the form he displayed during the first half of the season, few would argue against Mohamed Salah being the current best player in the world.
The Egyptian has scored 21 goals and registered 17 assists for the Reds in all competitions, figures that are unmatched by any player in Europe’s top five leagues.
His form this season has come against the backdrop of uncertainty over his future at the club, with Salah’s current deal due to expire in June.
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Salah has been free to sign a pre-contract agreement with foreign clubs since New Year’s Day but his future remains unresolved, with Liverpool still hopeful of convincing the player to stay beyond the end of this season.
The Egyptian has said on multiple occasions in recent weeks that an agreement over fresh terms at Anfield is not close, and the longer the impasse goes on, the more concerned Liverpool fans will become about the prospect of the team’s star player leaving for free in July.
Liverpool rejected a mammoth bid for Salah from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad during the 2023 summer transfer window, and he continues to be linked with a move to Saudi Arabia.
Former Kuwait national team player, Tareq Aljalahmah, said that he believes Salah is no longer 100 per cent focussed on Liverpool, amid reports of Al-Ittihad’s interest in the player.
“It is clear that Salah was mentally absent from the pitch,” Aljalahmah said after Salah’s rare under-par showing versus Nottingham Forest. “Salah’s focus was not on the pitch; it was on the blue shirt—Al-Hilal’s shirt.”
Aljalahmah’s comments come as Saudi reporter Khaled Qinan claims that both Salah and Virgil van Dijk have reached preliminary agreements with Al-Hilal.
“There are preliminary agreements between Salah and Al Hilal,” Qinan told Mega FM, “but final agreements have yet to be reached, which may happen shortly.”