Mohamed Salah mentioned he’s nonetheless “far-off” from resolving his future at Liverpool after scoring as soon as and creating two extra targets in a 5-0 win at West Ham that moved Arne Slot’s crew eight factors clear on the prime of the Premier League.
Salah, 32, can open negotiations with non-English golf equipment from this Wednesday (Jan 1) a couple of free agent switch on the finish of the season along with his present contract as a result of expire on June 30.
Liverpool teammates Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold additionally enter the ultimate six months of their Anfield contracts this week. But regardless of the continuing uncertainty surrounding his contract past subsequent summer season, Salah mentioned his focus is on profitable the title with Liverpool and that he’s no nearer to agreeing a brand new deal.
“No we’re far-off from that [contract] and I do not wish to put something within the media,” Salah advised Sky Sports. “The solely factor on my thoughts is I would like Liverpool to win the league and I wish to be a part of that.
“I’ll do my finest for the crew to win the trophy. There is a couple of different groups catching up with us and we have to keep targeted and humble and go once more.
“I’m simply making an attempt to benefit from the sport. At the top of the day I got here right here for the end result and I needed to do one thing within the sport, however I’m virtually hungry for extra.”
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot mentioned he’s unconcerned in regards to the three senior gamers with the ability to speak to abroad golf equipment from Jan 1, saying that he believes he nonetheless has come management over their future.
“I believe I’ve a whole lot of management over what they do,” Slot mentioned. “If they’re on a coaching pitch, in the event that they’re in a gathering with me, however speaking in regards to the personal lives, I haven’t got management about them.
“So that was the state of affairs I’ve a 12 months in the past. There’s been a state of affairs so long as I’m a supervisor, however I’ve management to a sure extent over them from what I anticipate from them on the pitch and I’m actually happy to see what Virgil brings, what Trent brings and what Mo brings.
“Now the optimistic factor for me is that for 4 or 5 months it was solely Trent Mo and Virgil, what you guys had been speaking about.
“And I assume, and do not let me down please, that folks now are going to speak about what number of gamers we’re going to carry within the upcoming month and which different participant goes to go away. So I get another questions as properly. Not solely about these!”
When requested if Liverpool had any plans for January, nonetheless, Slot mentioned he’s proud of the squad at his disposal.
“I mentioned this six months in the past and all people goes, “Is this man loopy?” Slot mentioned. “But I believe the gamers confirmed that the arrogance the membership and me as properly had in them was properly deserved.”
Slot, in the meantime, described Salah as extraordinary after the 32-year-old registered his seventeenth leaguer aim and thirteenth help within the win at West Ham.
“The phrase extraordinary is one thing I’ve heard so much within the final six months and he actually deserves this and doubtless within the final eight years too,” Slot mentioned. “But I’m concerned within the final half years, so yeah, I do not assume he retains stunning us.
“We know what a participant he’s and we all know he is ready to take action, however aside from that, he works actually laborious for the crew additionally when the opposite crew has the ball and yeah, we will solely hope that he can preserve bringing these performances in.
“But I wish to add that if he scores, there’s additionally a lead as much as him scoring. So there are additionally different gamers that carry him in these positions, however should you carry Mo in these positions, he is extraordinary. Definitely.”
