Liverpool need to be flexible with Salah – Owen
03/25/2025 05:12 AM
Liverpool legend Michael Owen says that the club needs to be flexible in their approach to agreeing a new contract with Egyptian star Mohamed Salah.
The Pharaohs attacker is due to be out of contract at the end of the current season, and negotiations over a new contract have not been fruitful thus far.
The 32-year-old is enjoying a brilliant campaign for the Reds and Owen believes Salah's performances warrant an exception to the practice of handing out shorter-term contracts to players over the age of 30.
"Mo Salah’s an interesting one. I think Mo Salah wants to stay, in fact I’m pretty sure he wants to stay,” said Owen, as quoted by talkSPORT.
“I think Liverpool are going to have to bend the rules slightly, they might say, ‘Oh right, only two years for players of this age.’
“But he’s no normal player, he’s as fit as a flea, he’s dedicated, he lives in the gym, he’s so professional. You can’t tell me that he’s not going to be at the same level in three, four years.
“I mean, he’s just unbelievable, so I would bend the rules, I would give him the contract, the length of contract.
“I’m also not that type of person, a fan that says, ‘Just give him what he wants, he’s brilliant, we’ll win the league with him.’ No, because you can’t put your club at risk, but I don’t think it’s got to that stage.
“To replace him, it’s going to cost an awful lot more, you’re not going to pay a transfer fee for him.
“So I would do whatever it takes to keep him, and I think he wants to stay, but sources tell me that they’re still quite a way apart."
