( Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images) The absence of even one laughing emoji was perhaps the biggest indication. When Jürgen Klopp spoke again – with more than a hint of tiredness – about Mohamed Salah’s contract, he gathered enough smiles to say: “The crucial parts are talking to each other and that’s all I need. That’s it. “Those are almost the same words he said a month ago, hence his reasonable impression of Bill Murray in full Groundhog Day. However, the answer this time told a different story. In March, Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, responded to this seemingly innocuous statement with not one emoji laugh, but seven. The implication was clear: no talks took place. Mohamed Salah and Santo Mane’s Ramadan plans for Liverpool’s crucial four months, Jürgen Klopp “happy” but Mohamed Salah may be tired amid a rotten streak. Later, Issa suggested through a third party that the last contact between a player and a club was in November and suddenly the name of Barcelona was in the frame as a possible destination. So much for dialogue. However, Klopp has always insisted that he is happy with the way these negotiations have progressed, even if this progress has been painfully slow. “It’s natural,” he said, “with these things. They take time. ” Abbas Issa did not respond this time. He did not make fun of Klopp – ALWAYS a huge mistake with a coach who looks happy, but has a tungsten core in which you could sharpen knives – he did not question those words. Klopp also suggested that nothing had changed: “there is nothing new to say”, which was his code for “talks continue”, and the silence from the other camp was confirmed as such. So when can we expect an agreement? Klopp recently claimed that the next seven weeks are so important for Liverpool, nothing will stop that. They probably have 16 games to chase a quadruple that no club has ever achieved before. Never, in all of European football. It is the story that unfolds, right before our eyes, and he believes that every ounce of focus should be on it. Tell us your opinion! Will Liverpool do the quadruple? Let us know in the comments section But it is also clear that there is a will to reach an agreement on both sides. He has made it clear to the American owners that he thinks it would be a good thing to extend Salah’s contract, even though the player will be 30 this summer. the offer matches the talent and its importance to the club. The words of the Egyptian Minister of Sports Ashraf Sobhi should be taken with a big pinch of salt, because this is the kind of comment that he thirsts for publicity that he has made so often in relation to the biggest sports star of his country. A προσ 400,000-a-week salary offer was what was originally on the table. However, in his heart, his statement that “Salah’s direction now is to renew his contract with Liverpool” – the idea that Salah WANTS an agreement – is absolutely true. He does. Which suggests that it will eventually happen. Obviously it has not happened yet, as Klopp’s words on Monday testify. However, when both sides want it, no matter how difficult the numbers are and how complicated the process is, it usually happens. Jürgen Klopp explains why he does not judge Liverpool for trophies after a “serious” trip Diogo Jota sets a personal goal record and enjoys the “difficult thing” in football Liverpool have always been reluctant to give long-term contracts to players over 30 years old. He prefers short-term deals, three, two years or less in general, as James Milner’s almost annual deal in recent seasons has shown. However, Klopp was open about his belief that Salah could play well until he was in his 30s, until he was 35, which means there should be some room for maneuver in terms of his contract. If Liverpool can offer, say, a four- or five-year contract, then that allows the player to accept a less lucrative figure up front. And that’s the solution. Given Klopp’s recent words, smart money still suggests that if an agreement is reached, then summer will arrive. For experienced entrepreneurs, the thought has always been that it will come at the beginning of a new accounting year. But the coach’s silent confidence on Monday, and his words “I’m happy with it”, means that Liverpool fans, who are so desperate for news about this protracted affair, can also be happy with it, in this the phase. But the next question must be, can they be happy with the situation of Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, even Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino? These are all emerging questions, though the answers have to wait until the end of a remarkable, unprecedented season. read more Liverpool’s Harvey Eliot explains why PSG star Neymar is no longer his idol read more Jürgen Klopp responds to rumors of Mohamed Salah and Santo Mane breaking up in Liverpool
