Jamie Carragher slams ‘egocentric’ Mohamed Salah over contemporary Liverpool contract demand

Jamie Carragher blasted “selfish” Mohamed Salah for making Liverpool’s promising season about himself with his contract claims.

After the Reds’ victory over Southampton, Salah, whose contract is set to expire in the summer, bemoaned not being offered new terms by the Liverpool hierarchy.

With his future hanging in the balance and foreign clubs able to start negotiating a free transfer come January, Carragher ripped into Salah for his timing – especially given Liverpool’s Premier League title ambitions with new gaffer Arne Slot.

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The ex-Liverpool defender fumed on Sky Sports: “Of course there’s been discussions, yeah. Right now, there’s obviously a big difference in the valuation. Whatever Mo Salah and his agent value themselves at, whether that be financially or in terms of length of contract, and what Liverpool do.

“So the reason Liverpool wouldn’t have offered a contract yet is because Mo Salah will turn it down. So they’re still in talks, I’m desperate for them to meet in the middle.

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“But I must say, I am very disappointed with Mo Salah. That interview last night after the game when it comes out. Liverpool have got Real Madrid midweek and they’ve got Manchester City at the weekend. That’s the story for Liverpool right now.

“Mo Salah, we’re all aware, certainly the local reporters are in Liverpool, that in the seven years he’s been at the football club, he’s stopped in the mixed zone twice,” reports the Mirror.

“Which is his right which is absolutely fine but he decided to stop for the third time away at Southampton on the back of winning the game and putting that out.

“The most important thing for Liverpool Football Club this season is not the future of Mo Salah, not the future of Virgil van Dijk and not the future of Trent Alexander-Arnold. The most important thing is Liverpool winning the Premier League, that is more important than any of those players.”

“And if he continues to put comments out and his agent keeps putting cryptic tweets out, that’s selfish. That’s thinking about themselves and not the football club.”

Salah will be aiming to continue his hot form over the coming week with two tricky games. The Reds take on Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday ahead of a showdown with Premier League title rivals Manchester City.