Jamie O'Hara has laid into Liverpool over their handling of Mohamed Salah's contract situation.
The Egyptian has been a star since arriving at Anfield but will now enter the final 12 months of his deal, thus leaving him free to depart for nothing next summer. Contract talks rumbled on for much of last season as Salah seeks a pay bump that would require the club to smash their wage structure.
Liverpool are reluctant to do so which leaves them at an impasse with the player and his representatives. Salah, who recently won a third Golden Boot, has become one of the world's leading lights on Merseyside and wants a salary that reflects that. Sadio Mane too was seeking a pay rise but was unable to achieve it, which saw him leave for Bayern Munich recently.