Liverpool 'expect Mohamed Salah to stay at club this summer'

The 31-year-old's contract at Anfield only runs until the conclusion of next season, and he was the subject of a £150m bid from Saudi Arabian giants Al-Ittihad towards the end of the last summer window.

Liverpool swiftly rejected the approach from the Saudi Pro League champions, but they are at risk of losing Salah for nothing in just over 12 months' time, and the attacker's future was plunged into further uncertainty over the weekend.

Prior to his second-half introduction in the 2-2 draw with West Ham United, Salah and head coach Jurgen Klopp were seen arguing on the touchline, as Liverpool's title chances all but evaporated in the English capital.

Klopp played down the exchange at full time, but while passing through the mixed zone, Salah declined requests to talk to reporters and claimed that there would be «fire» if he spoke of the incident.

Klopp will be departing in the summer to make way for Arne Slot in any case, and according to The Athletic, Liverpool do not expect Salah to follow their head coach out of the Anfield exit door too.

The report claims that the ex-Chelsea and Roma man has given no indication that he wants to leave the club when the campaign concludes, and Liverpool do not want to part ways with him either.

As a result, both parties are seemingly in agreement that Salah will continue in the Liverpool strip for the 2024-25 season, although it is unclear whether the Egypt international will have his contract extended again.

Salah remains on the radar of Saudi Pro League sides, but teams in the Middle East apparently also believe that the attacker