Mohamed Salah's demands still look unlikely to be met by the Liverpool hierarchy and his time at Anfield is now seemingly into its final chapter.
The Egyptian still has one year left to run on his current Reds contract, but the most likely course of action - as it stands - appears to be that the Liverpool legend will leave Merseyside on a free transfer in 12 months time.
While the Liverpool chiefs are thought to have worked tirelessly to try and reach an agreement with their main man, owners FSG have been unwilling to break the wage structure that the club have long had in place to ensure they can operate within their means, to keep Salah at Anfield.