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Jamie Carragher has ripped into Mohamed Salah after the Liverpool‘s recent outburst over his contract negotiation stand-still.
The Egyptian’s contract is set to expire at the end of this season and he recently claimed that there are no new offers to stay on the table from the Merseyside chiefs.
The forward conducted a rare interview with Mail Sport and a small group of other reporters after scoring twice in the 3-2 victory at Southampton.
Now, ex-Reds defender Carragher has spoken out and labelled the Egyptian ‘selfish’ for his comments.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher said: ‘Of course there’s been discussions. Right now, there’s obvious there’s a big difference in valuation, how Salah and his agent value themselves, in terms of length of contract, and how Liverpool do.
‘So the reason Liverpool wouldn’t have offered a contract yet is because Mo Salah will turn it down. They’re still in talks, I’m desperate for them to meet in the middle.
Mohamed Salah recently revealed that there is no new contract on the table with Liverpool
Jamie Carragher has labelled Salah ‘selfish’ for coming forward with the claims
‘But I must say, I am very disappointed with Mo Salah. That interview last night. Liverpool have Real Madrid in midweek and Manchester City next weekend. That’s the story for Liverpool right now.
‘And Mo Salah, we’re aware – certainly the local reporters near the club – that in seven years he’s stopped in the mixed zone twice. That’s absolutely fine.
‘But he stops for the third time away at Southampton on the back of winning Liverpool the game and putting that out.
‘If he continues to put comments out or his agent continues to put cryptic tweets out, that is selfish. That’s thinking about themselves and not the football club.’
As reported by Mail Sport, Liverpool turned down a lucrative £150m bid from Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Ittihad in 2023. On that occasion, the Reds were unable to compete with a jaw-dropping tax-free salary of £1.25m-a-week on offer from the club.
Addressing his contract stand-off on Sunday, Salah said: ‘We are almost in December and I haven’t received any offers yet to stay in the club.
‘I’m probably more out than in. You know I have been in the club for many years.
‘There is no club like this. But in the end it is not in my hands. As I said, it is December and I haven’t received anything yet about my future.
‘I love the fans. The fans love me. In the end it is not in my hands or the fans’ hands.’
More to follow…
