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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

Liverpool legend suggests Mohamed Salah summer transfer would hinder iconic Reds status

Kop hero Mohamed Salah will carry the weight of expectation when Liverpool face Chelsea in Sunday's Carabao Cup final, but one former player says that his Anfield legend-status is currently in doubt.

The African star has already plundered 27 goals in all competitions for The Reds this season and is leading a four-front assault on silverware that begins with the Wembley clash against Chelsea this weekend.

But with Salah yet to agree a new contract that would commit his future to the club, former Anfield favourite John Barnes believes the winger can only truly cement his place in Liverpool's highest order by agreeing a long term deal to stay on Merseyside.

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