Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has signed a new contract to extend his eight-year stay at Anfield, the Premier League club said.

The 32-year-old Egyptian international previously had spells with Chelsea in the Premier League and Roma in Italy’s Serie A.

Recommended Stories

list of 4 itemsend of list

Speculation had been mounting all season that the forward may be set to end his stay at Anfield, with Salah himself stating in December that a deal was “far away”.

A move to the Saudi Pro League had been heavily mooted as the next destination for the forward with reports that champions Al Ittihad tabled a world record 215 million-pound ($270m) offer as early as September 2023.

“Of course I’m very excited. We have a great team now. Before also we had a great team. But I signed because I think we have a chance to win other trophies and enjoy my football,” Salah said in a statement on Friday.

“It’s great, I had my best years here. I played eight years, hopefully it’s going to be 10. Enjoying my life here, enjoying my football. I had the best years in my career.

Advertisement

“I would like to say to [the fans], I am very, very happy to be here. I signed here because I believe we can win a lot of big trophies together. Keep supporting us and we’ll give it our best, and hopefully in the future we’re going to win more trophies.”