Mohamed Salah has ended hypothesis relating to his future by signing a brand new cope with Liverpool.

The 32-year-old has now put pen to paper on a brand new deal which Sky Sports activities Information understands will hold him at Anfield till 2027.

It is a main enhance for Liverpool with Salah in scintillating type this season, serving to energy the membership to the cusp of their twentieth league title.

The Egypt worldwide has helped fireplace Liverpool to the highest of the Premier League with 27 targets and 17 assists.

Salah has received a Premier League, a Champions League, an FA Cup and two League Cups along with a UEFA Tremendous Cup, a FIFA Membership World Cup at Liverpool.

“In fact I am very excited,” stated Salah to Liverpool’s official membership channels. “We have now a fantastic group now. Earlier than additionally we had a fantastic group. However I signed as a result of I feel we’ve got an opportunity to win different trophies and revel in my soccer.

“It is nice, I had my finest years right here. I performed eight years, hopefully it is going to be 10. Having fun with my life right here, having fun with my soccer. I had the perfect years in my profession.

“I wish to say to [the fans], I’m very, very completely satisfied to be right here. I signed right here as a result of I consider we will win quite a lot of large trophies collectively.

“Preserve supporting us and we’ll give it our greatest, and hopefully sooner or later we’ll win extra trophies.”

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot stated in his press convention: “Joyful after all. He is proven at this membership for thus a few years in a row now how a lot worth he has for the group and for the membership.

“As are all of the followers and his team-mates, we’re very completely satisfied he has prolonged for 2 extra years. Hopefully he can present on Sunday [against West Ham,] how vital he has been for the entire season to us.

“For the followers, it is a reduction. I do not suppose it is a shock to you that I knew a bit higher how his contract state of affairs went over the course of the entire season. I knew for some time that issues had been on the right track.

“It is also a giant praise for Richard Hughes to increase Mo Salah, who’s such a fantastic participant and as a free agent can in all probability go to any membership on this planet, wherever he desires to, however he stayed at our membership. That is additionally a praise for Richard Hughes.

“I used to be a part of that course of, however I do not suppose I deserve the compliments. To start with, it is Mo’s selection and his agent’s selection for what he desires. Then the membership, FSG, Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards, they put in quite a lot of effort in him to increase. Effort principally means cash! But additionally effort, not solely cash!

“What it would let you know is that it isn’t solely an excellent season this season, we need to have an excellent season subsequent season as effectively. I feel Mo is satisfied that there’s a truthful likelihood that we’re ready to take action. Once more, that is constructive for us.”

What’s the newest with Van Dijk and Trent?

Information of Salah’s contract is anticipated to be boosted by a brand new Liverpool deal for captain Virgil van Dijk. Sky Sports activities Information revealed final week there have been steps made within the discussions over a brand new deal for the Dutch defender.

“You recognize the reply. The boring reply,” stated Slot about Van Dijk’s future. “We speak about contracts if they’re signed. Within the state of affairs of Mo, we’re speaking about it.

“I can let you know that I am very proud of Virgil, he is been unimaginable for us. Even the previous few video games the place there have been moments he might do higher however in the event you take a look at the opposite 89 minutes he is such an vital participant.

“Let’s hope he can do the identical as Mo, to be our chief once more. Being our chief towards West Ham on Sunday.”

Like with Salah, Liverpool have all the time been assured Van Dijk would decide to the membership and there’s optimism he’ll stay past the summer season.

“There may be progress,” Van Dijk stated when requested about his contract state of affairs on Sunday. “These are inner discussions and we’ll see. I like the membership.”

Van Dijk is 33 years previous however has performed each minute of each Premier League sport for Liverpool this season.

Nonetheless, Actual Madrid are assured of tying up a deal for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was the third Liverpool participant out of contract this summer season.

Actual are believed to be progressing in talks and Alexander-Arnold’s choice is to affix the LaLiga membership.

How far can Salah go at Liverpool?

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot in his press convention:

“Salah has all the time been judged as a participant. However I additionally see him as a human being, all the time desires to work arduous and all the time places quite a lot of effort in to grow to be the participant he has grow to be. He desires to remain at that stage and desires to deliver that effort each single day.

“What makes him particular on the pitch is he can rating targets, he can do it when he isn’t in the perfect half hour or quarter-hour. That is why he is mentally so sturdy.

“It is advisable to be that if you wish to play for seven or eight years on the highest stage, taking part in each three or 4 days. Other than high quality of physique, it’s important to be mentally sturdy. How mentally sturdy he’s, that is what stands out for me.

“We’re all the time attempting to realize a bit extra as a group. However in the event you’re taking part in at Liverpool, you are in all probability coming to the utmost stage of your capability. So there’s not quite a lot of room for enchancment for Mo, or the opposite gamers anymore. So that you’re attempting to achieve perfection.

“We try to deliver the perfect and the utmost out of the gamers to seek out that one or two per cent additional. But it surely’s clear that Mo is coming near the tip. To not the tip of his profession, however the finish of his capability.

“We have now introduced nearly the utmost out of his qualities this season. After which it is about consistency, which is without doubt one of the most tough issues in soccer. That’s the reason he has been seen as such a star participant.”

Evaluation: This reveals the ambition of Salah and Liverpool

Sky Sports activities Information’ Vinny O’Connor at Liverpool’s coaching floor:

“It is going to be a reduction in some elements. It has come at an opportune second within the season the place Liverpool have misplaced three out of their final 4 video games. So this can be a little bit of a lift and a bit of excellent information.

“It is a reduction to the followers, a reduction to everybody right here and Arne Slot – the truth that Liverpool haven’t got to search around for a alternative instantly and so they can transfer ahead with Salah of their group for the subsequent two years a minimum of.

“These have been negotiations which have occurring for a number of months headed by sporting director Richard Hughes. There gave the impression to be a will on either side – the soccer membership and from Mo Salah to get this deal achieved.

“Liverpool say their ambition is to recruit the perfect expertise and it should go in hand with the sporting and monetary and total finest pursuits of the soccer membership – which is why this deal has taken slightly little bit of some time to come back to fruition as a result of Salah himself is searching for the very best deal.

“Once you take a look at Salah’s document since becoming a member of Liverpool in 2017, there is no such thing as a query that he belongs within the highest echelons in world soccer and among the many world’s most excellent footballers.

“This new deal is exhibiting the ambition of Liverpool and Salah over the subsequent couple of years as effectively. It reveals their ambition to proceed to develop underneath Arne Slot, in addition to hold the perfect expertise on the soccer membership. The following step, and we’re anticipating it within the coming days and weeks, is that Virgil van Dijk will keep as effectively.”