John Barnes warns Liverpool about Mohamed Salah's contract: He will not remain the same at the age of 34
Liverpool legend John Barnes chose Mohamed Salah as the best player in the world but advised the English club to be careful when offering him a new contract.
The current contract of the 29-year-old Egyptian star with Liverpool is scheduled to expire in the summer of 2023.
- Many world football celebrities, led by Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, believe that Mohamed Salah is the best player in the world at the present time.
- Conflicting press reports stated that Mohamed Salah has not yet reached an agreement with Liverpool about renewing his contract due to his exorbitant financial demands.
- "Right now he's the best player in the world," John Barnes said in comments published by the English newspaper "The Sun."
- He added: "Liverpool owns Mohamed Salah over the next two years, so this is important, the problem is that his situation is similar to Wijnaldum."
- He continued: "There are still two years in the current contract for Mohamed Salah, and if he wants a five-year contract, then he will be 34 years old, at that age he probably will not deserve what he is now."
- And he added: "This is the situation, it is important that he remains focused while playing with Liverpool, which he will be at least until next year."
- And he continued: “But if you make Salah the highest-paid player in the world and then when he is 33 years old, he will not be the same in the team because he is not fit or old, and at that time he will have a big salary, how are you going to get another player? In that case?"
- He stressed: "Contracts are not important, the important thing is that Liverpool has Mohamed Salah for the next two years and he is here and committed and the club loves him."