Mohamed Salah: Liverpool to offer huge deal as Real Madrid plot summer move
MOHAMED SALAH will spurn the advances of Real Madrid and has told friends he will stay at Liverpool, reports claim.
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Salah has enjoyed a fabulous debut campaign at Liverpool, firing home 36 goals in all competitions and has scored more than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues.
The 25-year-old’s stunning form has seen comparisons drawn between him and Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
Salah has found himself linked to Real Madrid, with Zinedine Zidane intending to revamp his squad after a disappointing campaign which sees Los Blancos lie 15 points behind Barcelona in the table.
But the Sunday Mirror suggests the Egyptian winger will not be leaving Anfield anytime soon.
It will be interesting to see if he hits the ground running after the summer
The report indicates the board are ready to offer him a new £200,000-a-week deal.
Salah, the Sunday Mirror claim, is desperate to prove himself after a failed spell at Chelsea and has told friends he’s staying in England.
While he saw his former team-mate Philippe Coutinho join Barcelona, Salah isn’t tempted to follow suit and head to Spain.
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Although Salah has been compared to Messi, Reds icon Phil Thompson thinks such parallels are premature.
“We've lauded it on Salah but greatness is something that comes over the seasons and it will maybe be harder next season as defenders get wiser to him," he said.
"There's been a lot of players who have second-season syndrome, so it will be interesting to see if he hits the ground running after the summer."