Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has blamed Manchester City star Jack Grealish for the Reds’ issues in getting star forward Mohamed Salah to sign a new Anfield deal.
The Egyptian forward won the Premier League ’s golden boot award for the third time in his career this season with 23 goals, an accolade he shared with Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min. Salah’s contract expires at the end of the 2022/23 season and while Liverpool have been in talks with the former Chelsea and Roma forward over extending his say, no progress has been made.
The fear from some is that Salah could follow fellow African star Sadio Mane in heading for an exit, with the Senegalese winger announcing his intentions to leave Liverpool last week. Lawrenson believes that the move that saw City sign Grealish from Aston Villa for £100million last summer, that led to him becoming one of the highest-paid players in England, has led to Salah demanding a similar salary, something which Liverpool seem unprepared to do at present.
