Salah stays! Liverpool’s surprise contract news sent social media wild
Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract extension at Liverpool in a definitive end to months of speculation and conjecture about his immediate future.
The Reds announced on Friday afternoon that the club have reached an agreement with Salah to extend his contract, with the Egyptian striker staying at Anfield until the summer of 2025.
“It’s a happy day for everyone,” Salah said in a statement published on the official Liverpool website. “I think it takes a bit of time to renew but it’s all done now so we just need to focus on what’s next.”
In five years on Merseyside, Salah has played a pivotal role in several successes under Jurgen Klopp, scoring 156 goals in 254 games while winning the Premier League title, Champions League and a domestic cup double in 2021-22, along with a clutch of individual awards.
Liverpool and Salah announce new contract
Liverpool first hinted at their big news with a light-hearted video posted to social media showing Salah looking cool and calm relaxed by the pool before donning his No 11 shirt.
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 1, 2022
Salah then followed with a still shot of the famous red shirt draped over his shoulders.
— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) July 1, 2022
The Reds then made the official announcement to confirm that the reigning FWA Footballer of the Year and PFA Player of the Year had put pen to paper to extend his stay beyond his 33rd birthday.
We are happy to announce this to you @MoSalah has signed a new long-term contract with the Reds! ❤️#Salah stays
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 1, 2022
Responding to a tweet sent earlier in the day by Salah’s agent, the official Liverpool Twitter account nudged Ramy Abbas Issa’s ambiguous emoji with a facepalm of its own.
🤦♂️ https://t.co/pwbmankwOj
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 1, 2022
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher had previously responded to Issa’s tweet by speaking on behalf of the perplexed fanbase, dismissing it as “cryptic crap”.
All reds love their client, and if he leaves next summer we wish him well and say a big thank you. But we can do without this cryptic crap for the next 12 months! @MoSalah In a word!! https://t.co/XFyu84vC0V
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) July 1, 2022
joy of the fans
Following Sadio Mane’s defeat by Bayern Munich last month, Liverpool fans around the world were naturally delighted to learn that their favorite star striker had signed for the long haul.
— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) July 1, 2022
The legend of the red sends a message
Even revered club legend Sir Kenny Dalglish was moved to express his excitement at Salah’s decision to stay as he announced the “fantastic news”.
Fantastic news about @MoSalah
The best signing of the whole summer. Thanks Mo, you’ve got Liverpool fans everywhere in ecstasy! 🤩 YNWA https://t.co/nHamy1OoBo
— Sir Kenny Dalglish (@kennethdalglish) July 1, 2022
Salah’s stats
With a goalscoring record as impressive as Salah’s, it’s hardly surprising that the extended Liverpool family had to breathe a sigh of relief collectively.
Key Statistics (via ESPN Stats & Information Research)
– He has scored 156 goals in 254 games for Liverpool and is ninth in the all-time all-time scorer list for the Reds
– He is the top scorer in Egyptian history (45 goals in 83 games)
– With 34 goals in the competition, he is Liverpool’s all-time Champions League goalscorer
3 – Mo Salah won @premierleague Golden Boot awarded three times (2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22), with only Thierry Henry having won more in the history of the competition (4). Sightseeing features. pic.twitter.com/AP3NadK4NN
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 1, 2022
Just another season for Mo Salah 🤷
⚽ 31 goals
🎯 15 templates
🏆 Carabao Cup
🏆 FA Cup
👟 PL Golden Shoe
🎯 PL playmaker
⚽ PL Goal of the Season
🏆 PFA Players’ Player of the Year
🏆 PFA Fans’ Player of the Year
🏆 FWA Footballer of the Year
🏆 LFC Player of the Season pic.twitter.com/oQj8A2zc7n— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) June 9, 2022
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