Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy believes Liverpool extending Mohamed Salah’s contract is ‘more important’ than Man City signing Erling Haaland this summer.
Liverpool fans rejoiced on Friday afternoon when news came out of nowhere about Salah’s new deal. The Egyptian has scored 156 goals in 254 appearances since his £36.5m move from Roma in 2017 and put pen to paper on a new three-year contract, which will extend his stay at Anfield until at least 2025.
The ECHO understands that the Egyptian forward will earn more than £350,000 a week, making the 30-year-old the highest paid player in the club’s history. He only had a year left to run on his previous deal and there were doubts about whether he would remain at Liverpool. The ECHO also understands that Salah will earn less than £400k a week , with his new deal heavily incentivised so he could earn more based on player performance.
