Sky Sports pundit Micah Richards wants Mohamed Salah to stay put at Anfield and pen extended terms with Liverpool beyond the summer of 2023.
The Egypt international’s future on Merseyside remains up in the air with Liverpool pushing for their star forward to rebuff interest from elsewhere and renew his deal.
Salah, meanwhile, is holding out for a major hike in his wages and pocket a salary that could be in line to make him the highest-earning player in Liverpool’s history as he continues to give prolific returns in front of the goal.
With 15 goals to his tally in top flight action this season, the 29-year-old is the leading goalscorer and is one of the most influential performers at Anfield for Jurgen Klopp who is committed to tying down the former Roma man to a long-term extension.
Player-turned-pundit Micah Richards, in his column for The Daily Mail, too has voiced hope on the contract front for Liverpool with the ex-Manchester City defender claiming that Salah is on the level of Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and should stay in the Premier League.
“I want Liverpool to finalise a new contract for him and I want him to stay in the Premier League for many more years. He is getting to the level now where we are talking about him being in the Premier League’s Hall of Fame, someone who could be in the all-time team.
“What a player he has become. He is so dangerous that in some matches you don’t see him for 80 minutes but then he will pop up with a goal or an assist. It’s not luck that happens.
“He’s at Cristiano Ronaldo levels now, the one-time winger who has redefined himself to become an ultimate scorer.
“If 2021 was spectacular for Salah, 2022 can be even more so. He looks a certainty at this stage to win the PFA Player of the Year but if Liverpool were to win the Champions League, he will also have an outstanding chance of lifting the Ballon d’Or.”
