Carragher: Liverpool owners will not be forgiven if Salah departs

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Jamie Carragher has given club owners a clear indication of what to expect if the Mo Salah contract negotiations break down.

 

The Egyptian superstar stated in an interview with GQ magazine that ‘he wants to stay but it is in the clubs hands.”

 

It is the sort of statement that brings unpleasant memories of last season’s saga involving Gini Wijnaldum which seemed to drag on to a seemingly inevitable conclusion when the Dutchman left the club for PSG.

 

Much as he was during those negotiations, Jurgen Klopp painted a positive picture of the situation saying “ I know Mo wants to stay, we want Mo to stay. These things take time, but I think all of it is in a good place. I'm very positive about it.”

 

With all the success, great football and general positivity that has been achieved under the tenure of the German, it is very hard not to take those words at face value.

 

However with the Wijnaldum situation still fresh in the mind and the sceptical nature of how the fans see the club owners in the current climate, it is only natural to be some anxiety around given Salah’s overall worth to the success of the team.

 

 

Carragher spoke on Sky Sports about the issue after the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi final against Arsenal’

 

“As a Liverpool supporter you should be wary that this [Salah's contract situation] is dragging on. Other big players at Liverpool have signed contracts in the last three or four months, the goalkeeper [Alisson Becker], Trent [Alexander-Arnold], Virgil van Dijk, huge figures in this team.

 

“Salah wants to be paid as well as any top player in the Premier League or world football, and why shouldn't he? He deserves that, we're talking about one of the best players in the world.

 

Often these contract negotiations are a real game of chess with the club owners in particular making sure to cover every scenario as Carragher stated.

 

“The problem, and the angle Liverpool may be looking at it from, is where Salah would go? The Spanish giants [Real Madrid and Barcelona] are really out of the equation now given the problems they have financially. 

 

“Would Salah leave and ruin his legacy by going to Manchester City or Manchester United? Probably not, so that's probably Liverpool's bargaining chip.”

 

While Carragher understands the negotiation process has to be fair for all parties, he gave a word of warning if the unthinkable happened and Salah did depart.

 

 

“I would love this deal to be done as quickly as possible. You cannot forget the price Liverpool signed Salah for. It wasn't as if they went and spent £100million, they did what they are great at and did a brilliant deal. The money they have invested in him already - transfer fee and wages - has been a snip.

 

"This is not a case of giving the player exactly what he wants, but Liverpool Football Club and the owners, I don't think they would be forgiven if Salah left this club in the summer or in 18 months' time.

 

"He's a Liverpool legend, one of the greatest players the club has ever had, and it needs to be sorted sooner rather than later."

 

 

 

 

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[Freddo 73]

Not sure where this notion that madrid couldn't get him due to finances comes from. They can, not a problem. 

 

[Daisy 5]

Yes, ironically several clubs below us in the wages table could easily afford 400k a week. 

[Daisy 5]

Pretty sure this is why Edwards has jumped ship, he would have been seen as the big goon who let Salah go for free.

[Jose Jones 3,189]

2 minutes ago, Daisy said:

Pretty sure this is why Edwards has jumped ship, he would have been seen as the big goon who let Salah go for free.

Isn’t the rumour that he didn’t want the club to extend Hendo but Klopp put his foot down - and that was the end of Edwards?

[Josef Svejk 5,331]

Edwards probably just got bored of doing nothing. 

[an tha 8,226]

It's PSG all day if he goes isn't it.

 

They sell Mbappe and then buy Salah...hopefully won't happen of course.

[Jairzinho 25,275]

32 minutes ago, an tha said:

It's PSG all day if he goes isn't it.

 

They sell Mbappe and then buy Salah...hopefully won't happen of course.

I think it's looked this way for about a year.

 

Mbappe nailed on to go to Real Madrid, they need a replacement, we won't pay Salah what he's worth, Salah goes to PSG.

 

[MegadriveMan 1,253]

I really don't think Salah will want to go to PSG. If we don't offer him what he wants, he will wait it out and leave on a free.

[Butch 1,413]

If only it was as easy as this for mo. 

[an tha 8,226]

On 14/01/2022 at 09:12, Jairzinho said:

I think it's looked this way for about a year.

 

Mbappe nailed on to go to Real Madrid, they need a replacement, we won't pay Salah what he's worth, Salah goes to PSG.

 

It is also pretty much the only way we are gonna get a big lump of money in and then some ability to spend.

 

I don't want it to be case, but i can see us taking a big fee for Salah - in reality given how we operate where else is such a big chunk of the money going to come from for the work that needs doing on the squad?...

 

Although of course selling your best player is rarely an especially good idea.

 

I just can't see FSG giving a big new mega money contract to a lad who is 30 at end of this season.