Mo Salah

Liverpool fans, understandably, would love to keep Mo at the club. But his days are probably numbered.

In the meantime, Mo will likely continue climbing the chart of all-time great Liverpool goal scorers. Salah gets a mega deal, signing for £400-600 million per week, according to the rumors on Twitter. And the Liverpool do not break their wage structure, especially for a striker who will be 31 when the current deal ends. In the end, Barcelona had to let Lionel Messi—arguably the greatest player ever to lace up his boots—leave on a free. They allowed Gini to go on a free, once again, not to break their wage structure. They allowed Emre Can to go on a free instead of breaking their policy on release clauses. No business wants to be held to ransom, and no employee wants to work for less than their worth. He’ll likely take home a few more pieces of individual and—Fowler willing—team honors in the process. Because it’s not just about Mo. It’s about every other current and perspective signing going forward. In short, my feeling is that if Liverpool and Salah really wanted to get this deal done, it would already be done. Salah will go down as a Liverpool legend, no doubt. Instead, it is much more likely that both the player and club are acting in their own best interest, which sadly precludes coming to terms on a new deal. Or at least thousands of angry tweets and hot takes.