Mohamed Salah took part in an interview with Gary Neville ahead of Liverpool’s game against Brighton on Monday
Gary Neville was left stunned when Mohamed Salah revealed that at the beginning of the season he had rated his prospects of remaining at Liverpool as just ’10 per cent’. Salah, of course, recently signed a new two-year deal to remain at Anfield.
The Egypt forward’s previous deal was scheduled to run out in the summer and there had been doubts he would stay. He had been continually linked with a move to Saudi Arabia as he fired the Reds to Premier League title glory.
And during an interview with Gary Neville for Sky Sports, Salah said because the club did not usually extend the deals of players over the age of 30 by more than one year, he rated his chances as saying at Liverpool at the beginning of the season as just ’10 per cent’.
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He said: “Based on club history, 10%. Because we know how the club – I’m not attacking them – just I know how they deal with players over 30 in the past, and I know how the situation will be, so I’d never expect that the club was going to be like ‘okay, two years with the money, and all of us are happy’.
“So I didn’t expect that I’m going to stay. It’s in my head, based on club philosophy, (that) I will not stay.
“I know how the club works, it’s not something that is bad, it’s just we see how they deal with a situation like this in the past. So, based on experience, you saw in the past, you just judge a situation.”
Responding to Salah’s honest admission, Neville simply said: “Wow!”
Speaking after his contract extension was confirmed last month, Salah said: “Of course I’m very excited – we have a great team now.
“Before we also had a great team. But I signed because I think we have a chance to win other trophies and enjoy my football.
“I have played eight years here, hopefully it’s going to be 10. I’m enjoying my life here, enjoying my football. I have had the best years of my career here.”
