Mohamed Salah: My Last Year At Liverpool

Mohamed Salah signaled to leave Liverpool at the end of this season (Instagram/@mosalah).

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah reiterated on Friday, January 3, 2025, that he was preparing for this season to be his final season at the Merseyside club as negotiations over the new contract have stalled.

Salah's contract expires at the end of this season, with team-mates Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk also having a contract of the same duration.

The 32-year-old international Egypt has so far enjoyed an amazing season.

He scored 17 goals and 13 assists in the league to help Liverpool build a six-point lead at the top of the table.

Negotiations over the new contract have been ongoing with Salah's camp for months.

However, he confirmed on Friday that he and the club were far from reaching an agreement.

"So far? Yes. In the last six months, there has been no progress there. We are still far from any progress. So, we just have to wait and see," said Salah when asked about the belief that it would be his last season at Liverpool at Sky Sports.

However, Salah remains focused on pursuing a number of targets with Liverpool. He still has ambitions to give the best for the public Anfield and not be disturbed by the contract issue.

"The first thing on the list is winning the Premier League with Liverpool. In my interview for the last seven or eight years, I've always said (I want to win) the Champions League."

"However, this is the first time I've said that I really want to win the Premier League with Liverpool," Salah said again.

Helping to donate trophies is Salah's only way to part sweetly with Liverpool, the club he has played for since 2017 or for about seven years.

"I don't know. Maybe because we don't celebrate victory the way we want it."

"Back here, this is my last year at the club so you want to do something special for this city. That's what's in my head."

"We are waiting for the title (the league) for approximately 30 years. So, (yesterday) winning it during a pandemic, we don't have time to celebrate in the right way."

"It's not a good thing to do. So, hopefully we can do it this year," said Salah.

Meanwhile, Alexander-Arnold's future becomes more complicated this week. Liverpool turned down an offer from Real Madrid for the England international.

Salah, Alexander Arnold, and Van Dijk all played a key role in Liverpool's success in winning the Premier League title in the 2019-20 season and their Champions League win in 2019.

They have also won the FA Cup (2022), Carabao Cup (2022 and 2024), Super UEFA Cup (2019), and Club World Cup (2019) while at Anfield.

Liverpool started in 2025 with a six-point advantage at the top of the Premier League standings. The Reds got 45 points from their first 18 matches.

Arne Slot's side will host Manchester United in their next match on January 5, 2025 at Anfield.