Salah signs new Liverpool contract: How social media reacted
Steve Nicol debates whether Mohamed Salah will sign a new contract at Liverpool before it expires next summer. (2:06)
Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract extension at Liverpool to bring a conclusive end to months of speculation and conjecture over his immediate future.
The Reds announced on Friday afternoon that the club have reached an agreement with Salah over an extension to his deal that will see the Egyptian forward remain at Anfield until the summer of 2025.
“It’s a happy day for everyone,” said Salah in a statement published on the official Liverpool website. “It takes a little bit of time, I think, to renew, but now everything is done so we just need to focus on what’s next.”
In five years on Merseyside, Salah has played a pivotal part in multiple successes under Jurgen Klopp, scoring 156 goals in 254 appearances while winning the Premier League title, the Champions League, and a domestic cup double in 2021-22, along with a clutch of individual accolades.
Liverpool first hinted at their big news with a lighthearted video posted on social media that showed Salah looking cool and calm relaxing by the pool before pulling on his No.11 jersey.
Salah then followed up with a still shot of that famous red shirt draped across his shoulders.
The Reds then made the official announcement to confirm that the reigning FWA Footballer of the Year and PFA Players’ Player of the Year had put pen to paper in order to extend his stay until beyond his 33rd birthday.
We’re delighted to announce that @MoSalah has signed a new long-term contract with the Reds! ❤️#SalahStays
The official Liverpool Twitter account reacted to a tweet sent by Salah’s agent earlier in the day, having a pointed jab at Ramy Abbas Issa’s ambiguous emoji with a facepalm of their own.
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher had already reacted to Issa’s tweet by speaking on behalf of the perplexed fanbase and dismissing it as “cryptic crap.”
All Reds love your client, and if he is to leave next summer we will wish him well & say a big thank you. But we can do without this cryptic crap for the next 12 months! @MoSalah have a word!! https://t.co/XFyu84vC0V
Naturally, after losing Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich last month, Liverpool fans around the globe were absolutely delighted to learn that their favourite star striker had signed up for the long haul.
Even venerated club legend Sir Kenny Dalglish was moved to express his elation at Salah’s decision to stick around while heralding the “fantastic news.”
Fantastic news about @MoSalah
The best signing of the whole summer. Thank you Mo you have made Liverpool fans everywhere ecstatic! 🤩 YNWA https://t.co/nHamy1OoBo
With a goal-scoring record as formidable as Salah’s, it’s hardly surprising that the extended Liverpool family were left to breathe a collective sigh of relief.
Key stats (via ESPN Stats & Information research)
– He has scored 156 goals in 254 appearances for Liverpool, ninth in the all-time top goal scorers list for the Reds
– He is the top goal scorer in history for Egypt (45 goals in 83 games)
– He is Liverpool’s record all-time goalscorer in the Champions League with 34 goals in the competition
3 – Mo Salah has won the @premierleague Golden Boot award three times (2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22), with only Thierry Henry winning more in the competition’s history (4). Sights. pic.twitter.com/AP3NadK4NN
Just another season for Mo Salah 🤷
⚽ 31 Goals
🎯 15 Assists
🏆 Carabao Cup
🏆 FA Cup
👟 PL Golden Boot
🎯 PL Playmaker
⚽ PL Goal of the Season
🏆 PFA Players’ Player of the Year
🏆 PFA Fans’ Player of the Year
🏆 FWA Footballer of the Year
🏆 LFC Player of the Season pic.twitter.com/oQj8A2zc7n