Liverpool have been warned that renewing Mohamed Salah’s contract would be “unsustainable” – but they have been urged to keep hold of Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool have been cautioned about renewing Mohamed Salah’s contract due to a significant concern.
With his contract expiring at season’s end, Salah could leave Anfield on a free transfer in the summer, yet he remains pivotal under new manager Arne Slot, boasting 21 goals and 17 assists in just 27 matches across all competitions this term.
In fact, Salah tops the charts in Europe for goal contributions at a single club. Nonetheless, ex-Premier League forward Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink advises Liverpool to let Salah walk when his contract runs out, citing his age as the main issue.
The Egyptian ace turns 33 this summer, and Hasselbaink suggests that parting ways with Salah would be “the best business for Liverpool”. Speaking to BetMGM, he said: “There are not a lot of players like Salah who will be playing as well as he is in the last year of their contract.”
He added, “He can obviously put all of the distractions to the side and perform like he has been – I think it really shows how mentally strong he is. If I’m the manager of Liverpool, I obviously want to keep all three of Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold.“
But from a business standpoint, Hasselbaink remarked, “If I’m the owner and with a business hat on, I would let Salah go because of his age. You would have to pay him mega money and I just don’t think you can give a player of his age a three-year contract. Business-wise, it’s not sustainable and the best business for Liverpool is to see him go.”
Salah isn’t the only one at Liverpool sweating over his contract situation, with big names like Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold also in the queue for a club chat. Hasselbaink reckons the Reds should tie down both lads, but whispers of Real Madrid sniffing around Trent could see him pack his bags.
“I think Van Dijk will stay as you can still get three good years out of him playing as a centre-back,” Hasselbaink stated. “As for Trent, it all depends on what he really wants and where he sees his career going.”
“Do you only dream of being a Liverpool player or do you want to see how good you can be in a different country and culture? Regardless of whether he leaves, he’ll go down as a Liverpool legend.”
“Ian Rush was viewed like that and he went and played for Juventus, so I don’t think Trent moving should take away from what he’s done at Anfield. He puts that Liverpool shirt on with pride and tries his hardest, so we shouldn’t criticise him if he goes to Madrid. For all we know, he might come back! “.