Mo Salah

[Deano]

Business sense vs Football sense will take over in the summer, £120m + for a 31-2 Year old makes perfect sense financially/buisness - Re football, you have to replace that output, but with the midfield reset a year older does then that take some weight off any new shoulders ?

[Big-Red-Ed]

Honestly, I'd keep him for as long as he wants to be here. He brings everything. Goals, assists and a hugely influential player on and off the pitch. This season he is looking better than ever in this slightly more creative, supportive, forward role.

YNWA

[bacon]

He's so driven to succeed and the ultimate would be another CL trophy - the only real chance he gets for that is with us next season. I can see him sticking around just for that ..

[Fivex]

He's so driven to succeed and the ultimate would be another CL trophy - the only real chance he gets for that is with us next season. I can see him sticking around just for that ..

Great point

[SB]

He's so driven to succeed and the ultimate would be another CL trophy - the only real chance he gets for that is with us next season. I can see him sticking around just for that ..

Or with Real with Mbappe

[vlahka]

Or with Real with Mbappe

But Mbappe is coming here next season!

[Exiled_red]

I'd be interested to see how the Saudi situation develops, obviously the big draw for the players is the money, but players have been able to attempt to hide behind "the project" etc. Now given that the top teams who have brought in some players from high profile clubs in Europe are only getting attendances of a few hundred does that impact players decisions? Will they just have to own the fact they are moving there for the money? Will the Saudi's up the money even further in an attempt to further attract people? Particularly with the WC being there in about 10 years.

Personally I think Salah would be mad to go there in the next few years, he's only going to turn 32 in the summer I think he could probably at least another 2-3 years at this level and achieve alot in Europe (hopefully still with us)

[ntto]

Saudi hosting the world cup will also change the dynamic - they will 100% throw more money at it until then

[vlahka]

I wish they'd throw 300mil to us for Salah instead of probably getting him on a free. Thats couch cushion money for them.

[Buzzo]

I wish they'd throw 300mil to us for Salah instead of probably getting him on a free. Thats couch cushion money for them.

He has to want to go though, there’s not a shred of evidence that he does at this stage.

[Mark79]

He has to want to go though, there’s not a shred of evidence that he does at this stage.

An official bid was made, which usually indicates some sort of encouragement from the player’s side.

I suspect he’s probably open to it, but at the same time not desperate to leave yet either.

I hope he stays for a few more years. He could still go and tear the Saudi league up when he’s 35.

[Mr Pink]

An official bid was made, which usually indicates some sort of encouragement from the player’s side.

Apart from when we made an official bid for Caicedo

Just messing, I know what you mean, but something didn’t add up with that Salah bid either- don’t get why they waited til the 11th hour, if they came in with the same offer in June when we’d have had enough time to sort a replacement, they would have gotten him I reckon (if he did want to move there).

[Mark79]

Apart from when we made an official bid for Caicedo

Just messing, I know what you mean, but something didn’t add up with that Salah bid either- don’t get why they waited til the 11th hour, if they came in with the same offer in June when we’d have had enough time to sort a replacement, they would have gotten him I reckon (if he did want to move there).

Yeah we got played by Caicedo

The club only bid because he indicated he’d be willing to join if they could agree a deal with Brighton.

With the Saudi Salah bid, it felt like it was more about kicking things off to get everyone on board for making it happen in a later window.

[Charly]

Yeah we got played by Caicedo

Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

[SB]

Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

On the bench for a mid table club My Lord