While the questions swirl around some elements of the new Premier League season, Mohamed Salah will find comfort in his continuity at Liverpool.
The Egyptian has been all smiles across the Reds' summer schedule, perhaps safe in the knowledge of having resolved his future before a pre-season jog had even taken place at the start of the month.
A three-year extension has made Salah the highest-paid player of all time at Anfield as Liverpool reconfigured their much discussed wage structure to ensure they retained one of world football's very best goalscorers.