Liverpool fans are taking advantage of Mohamed Salah’s characteristic goal celebration to make public their demands that the ‘King of Egypt’ not be allowed to leave Anfield.
‘He shoots a bow. Now Give Mo His Dough’ reads the banner being brandished these days, and there could be more on the way after the 32-year-old produced another winning display in the 3-2 win at Southampton.
Liverpool, battling determined opponents and a terrible storm on the south coast, were struggling from a 2-1 deficit until Salah scored twice to give them the victory that puts them eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.
The first was classic Salah, whose mere presence apparently confused the mind of Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, whose reckless run from goal was enough for the Liverpool marksman to pounce.
Salah’s winning goal was a penalty. This time he did not shoot a bow, but instead showed remarkable courage by tearing off his shirt in such atrocious weather.
The contracts of Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold have provided a permanent subplot to manager Arne Slot’s first season, the forward adding his own intrigue with a surprise announcement that it could be his last season at Liverpool after the victory . at Manchester United.
After their latest exploits, there is now a simple question for Liverpool’s owners, the Fenway Sports Group.
How can they possibly allow a situation where a long-time brilliant, revolutionary, world-class player can walk away with nothing at the end of the season?
Of course, what is unknown (at least publicly) is what Salah will demand to stay, especially as he may demand a huge transfer fee if he moves on a free transfer, and whether all of this fits in with the much-hyped ‘Moneyball’ of the FSG. strategy, which does not encourage long and expensive contracts for 30-year-old players.
