Liverpool must look to Red Sox and Betts amid contract dance with Salah

The cost of truly replacing Salah would almost certainly be steeper than the price of keeping him. Just ask Boston how their Mookie Betts succession plan has panned out

Fenway Sports Group, the John W Henry-led company that holds a controlling stake in Liverpool FC, doesn’t need to look too far back into its own history to find a lesson that should signpost a resolution to Mohamed Salah’s contract situation.

In February 2020, Mookie Betts was one of the best baseball players on the planet. He was a little over a year removed from powering the Boston Red Sox – also owned by FSG – to a World Series triumph. He was 27 years old, at the peak of his powers. He was an American League MVP and a four-time All-Star. He was also about to become a free agent.

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Liverpool’s contract dance with Salah was always going to be complicated | Andy Hunter

Revamp after Jürgen Klopp’s exit didn’t help and now time is short for club to make their talisman feel wanted again. Mohamed Salah’s admission that he is “ more out than in ” at Liverpool creates ...
World - The Guardian - 4 days ago
Salah disappointed at lack of Liverpool contract offer and feels ‘more out than in’

‘There is no club like this but it is not in my hands,’ he says Club understood to have held positive talks with agent Mohamed Salah says he is disappointed Liverpool have not offered him a new ...
World - The Guardian - 4 days ago
Mohamed Salah is getting even better – Liverpool must keep hold of him

Forward issued a timely reminder after becoming first player in Europe’s top five leagues to reach double figures for goals and assists in all competitions. By David Segar for Opta Analyst . It ...
World - The Guardian - November 20
Slot claims Salah’s Liverpool contract dispute may be bringing best out of him

Manager says absence of contract offer is not distraction Alexander-Arnold not fit to start against Real Madrid Arne Slot has claimed Mohamed Salah’s contract standoff with Liverpool may be ...
World - The Guardian - 3 days ago
Salah selfish for contract comments - Carragher

Mohamed Salah is "selfish" for publicly expressing his disappointment at Liverpool's failure to offer him a new contract, says former Reds defender Jamie Carragher.
Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago
Salah not distracted by contract talks - Slot

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is not being distracted by contract talks and speculation about his future, says manager Arne Slot.
Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago
Mo Salah posts cryptic note on Liverpool future

Mohamed Salah has posted a cryptic message about his Liverpool future a day after scoring his team's winning goal against Brighton.
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