Mohamed Salah is under contract at Liverpool until 2027, but it’s become increasingly clear he will need to be moved on this summer.
There can be no denying that when the time does come for his exit, the Egyptian will go down as one of the greatest players in the club’s history.
However, there comes a point in every player’s career, no matter how amazing they are, when it’s time to move on or hang up their boots.
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Now 33, Salah still has a few good years left of his playing career, but it just no longer makes sense for them to be at Liverpool.
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Liverpool should sell Mohamed Salah to Saudi Pro League
Back in December 2025, Salah hit out at the club and seemed to question Arne Slot in a post-match interview following the 3-3 draw with Leeds United.
The winger had been dropped to the bench for several Premier League matches in a row and clearly wasn’t happy.
What followed was something of a media circus regarding the future of the Liverpool icon.
Fan sentiment at the time seemed to be that they wanted Salah to stay at the club and Slot to go.
It’s easy to see why that was the case, given how crucial their star forward had been for the Reds since his arrival from AS Roma.
Salah got his way and, after leaving to compete at the AFCON, was instantly put straight back into the starting eleven against Marseille upon his return.
He has been named in the starting line-up for every fixture since, but it’s become increasingly clear he’s lost some of his edge.
Liverpool fans are worried about Salah’s pace, while his overall performances have declined, scoring just one goal since jetting off for international duty.
The cracks were starting to show even before his Leeds outburst, hence why he was dropped by Slot.
But Liverpool have now been given a golden chance to cash in on the player, who is earning £400,000-a-week.
Most clubs in Europe simply can’t afford to pay those kinds of wages, but it has once again been reported this week that Salah has Saudi Pro League interest.
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Liverpool will struggle to evolve with Mohamed Salah
While losing such a previously sensational player will be sad for fans, it’s obvious Liverpool will struggle to build for the next five/10 years while he’s still at the club and has to be played week in week out, otherwise he will complain.
Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ektike are the future of the Reds’ attack, but trying to fit said trio and Salah into the same eleven does not work.
Instead, what Slot needs to do is move on from the winger and change his system up.
Liverpool have pacey wing-backs already, so switching to a back three/five makes a lot of sense.
Isak and Ektike could then start together up front, with Wirtz playing just behind the trio, as he was expected to do when he first signed.
At the moment, Salah’s presence stops that from happening, and when Liverpool’s record signing was fit, he was shoved out wide on the left.
Yes, Isak hasn’t been amazing so far, but once he gets back to full fitness, he will once again show, if played in the right position, that he is a top-level Premier League forward.
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That does mean Salah will no longer be required, but based on his declining performances, how his presence limits the frontline and the ongoing Saudi interest, it would be best for all parties if he’s moved on this summer.
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