Arne Slot has said he is delighted that Mohamed Salah has put pen to paper on a new contract at Liverpool.
Liverpool announced Salah’s contract extension on Friday morning with the Egyptian signing a new two-year deal. Salah’s current contract had been due to expire at the end of the season.
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The 32-year-old is the leading scorer and assist provider in the Premier League this season, with his remarkable campaign having helped the Reds to an 11-point lead in the title race.
Slot welcomed the news of Salah’s new deal and praised sporting director Richard Hughes for his work behind the scenes. He admitted Salah could have gone ‘to any club in the world’ but has instead recommitted his future to Anfield.
“Happy, of course. He has shown at this club for so many years in a row how much of a value he is for the club and the team. As like all our fans and his team-mates, we are very happy that he has extended or two more years,” Slot said at his pre-match press conference ahead of facing West Ham on Sunday.
“And hopefully, he can show on Sunday again [against West Ham in the Premier League] how important he has been for us all season.
“For the fans, it’s a relief. I don’t think it’s a surprise for you that I knew a bit better how his contract situation went over the course of the whole season.
“Maybe for the fans, it was a pleasant surprise. But I knew for a bit longer that things were heading in the right direction.
“It’s also a big compliment to [sporting director] Richard [Hughes] that he has achieved to extend Salah, who is such a great player and as a free agent, can go to any club in the world he wants to. But he has stayed at our club and that’s also a compliment to Richard.”
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