Mohamed Salah spoke out on Sunday to discuss his undecided future at Liverpool. A speech that set England on fire.
On Wednesday evening, Liverpool will host a decimated Real Madrid for the fifth day of the Champions League. While this five-star match should already be on everyone’s mind, it was overshadowed in England by Mohamed Salah’s hard-hitting media statement.
The Pharaoh whose contract ends next June, took advantage of a few microphones to send a message to his management about his future. “We are almost in December and I have not yet received any offers to stay at the club. I have probably left more than stayed. You know that I have been at the club for many years. There is no club like this. But in the end, it is not in my hands. As I have already said, we are in December and I have not yet received anything regarding my future.”
Angry fans
Indeed, many Liverpool fans have come out to defend him on social media and in the columns of the Daily Mail. The English media outlet mentioned the fans’ anger. One of them said: “We are in a situation where Mo Salah, arguably our greatest player of all time and the best in the world right now, is out of contract in 7 months and has to talk to the media about his disappointment. If he doesn’t extend, it will be completely unforgivable.”
The press criticizes Salah
For its part, the Liverpool Echo, which explained that the 32-year-old had only stopped twice in 367 matches, also attacked him.
“Without going too far, Liverpool’s top scorer with 12 goals was remarkably frank. With just five weeks left before he can legally talk to clubs outside England about a pre-contract agreement, it is a lie to say that no formal offer has been made. Supporters will be wondering what is going on behind the scenes with owners Fenway Sports Group, their ‘CEO of football’ Michael Edwards and sporting director Richard Hughes, although there are many nuances to a situation that is not as simple as simply rewarding your top scorer with an improved contract. The Echo learned in September that Salah was determined to stay and his latest statements are the first public confirmation of that.”
