Mohamed Salah could soon be on his way out of Liverpool – but he can still end up smashing multiple records in his potential final season.
The 32-year-old is in the last year of his contract at Anfield and is free to negotiate with foreign clubs regarding a free transfer from January.
Salah was recently on target for Liverpool in the 2-0 win over Aston Villa to send the Reds five points clear at the top of the table.
In doing so, he became the first player in Europe’s top five leagues to reach double figures in both goals and assists with ten each.
Eight of his strikes have come in the top-flight, while the ex-Chelsea winger has also provided six assists in the division.
Despite his glittering form, it remains to be seen whether Salah will pen fresh terms in Merseyside – with Saudi side Al Hilal desperate to secure his services.
But if he continues to be directly involved in goals, he stands to break multiple records and milestones.
From his Premier League career, Salah has scored and assisted in the same match a whopping 35 times.
Only Wayne Rooney has done so on more occasions with 36, with Salah just one shy of equalling the record, and two from breaking it.
Salah currently sits on 165 Premier League goals – eighth in the list of the all-time scorers in the top-flight.
Should he score 19 times from Liverpool‘s remaining 27 fixtures, he would go level with Sergio Aguero in fifth spot, with 20 strikes seeing him enter the top five, while 22 would see him equal fourth-placed Andy Cole’s haul of 187 goals.
And if he was to surpass Manchester City legend Aguero‘s total, Salah would become the highest scoring foreign player in Premier League history.
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As it stands, Salah currently sits fifth on Liverpool’s all-time top scorer charts with 221 goals.
And there is every chance he could enter the top three with former Roma man just 20 strikes shy of Gordon Hodgson’s tally of 241.
While Salah will leapfrog above Billy Liddell if he finds the back of the net eight more times.
However he still has some way to go if he wishes to catch Ian Rush [346] and Roger Hunt [285].
Salah’s assist for Darwin Nunez’s strike against the Villans was his 75th in the Premier League.
It saw him move above Thierry Henry into 13th spot, and is now five assists shy of equalling David Beckham in tenth spot, with six to see him enter the top ten outright.
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Salah is currently on 48 match-winning goals in the top-flight, with just five men scoring more in the competition.
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer is the record holder with 68, with Salah needing to achieve 21 match-winning strikes from 27 outings.
While it seems unlikely, it remains a possibility and is therefore included in the list.
And finally, Salah could still become the first player to score 50 Champions League goals for an English club.
Salah has found the back of the net on 45 occasions in the European Cup – with 42 coming in Liverpool’s colours.
He is already the record holder for most Champions League goals for an English side.
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Only six players have scored at least 50 goals for a single club: Lionel Messi, [120, Barcelona], Cristiano Ronaldo [105, Real Madrid], Karim Benzema [78, Real Madrid], Robert Lewandowski [69, Bayern Munich] Raul [66, Real Madrid] and Thomas Muller [54, Bayern Munich].
With Liverpool still boasting four more league stage matches as well as likely knockout games, there is every chance Salah can reach 50 goals.
Salah’s time at Liverpool has seen him set a number of incredible records.
His debut 2017/18 season saw him bang in 32 Premier League goals, with the Egyptian becoming the first player to outscore three top-flight teams in a campaign.
That term also saw him become the first player to score 25 league goals with their left foot.
His goal against Norwich in August 2021 also saw Salah become the first player to score in five consecutive opening day Premier League fixtures.
And just two months later, he starred in a 5-0 win at Manchester United to become the first opposition player to score a hat-trick at Old Trafford.
A man for the big occasion, you can be sure Salah will write himself further in history by the time he departs Liverpool.
