The latest update in the long-running saga surrounding Mohamed Salah's club future has taken a surprising turn as Liverpool are reportedly resigned to losing the Egyptian for free next summer.
Salah has just 12 months left to run on his current Reds contract and the two parties have been at loggerheads in negotiations over a new deal for quite some time. The former Chelsea and Roma forward has insisted that he has always made his desire to stay clear and the ball is firmly in the club's court.
While Salah's insistence that he wants to stay is one side of the story, his wage demands are significantly higher than what the Reds are used to paying any of their players. Liverpool have long had a wage structure in place to ensure the club can operate within their means.
