But Liverpool pulled a surprise on Friday afternoon as they announced a new long-term contract for their No. 11, who has now committed until 2025 on terms upwards of £350,000 a week. It is a significant deal for the club that comes at a time of great change at Anfield, with Sadio Mane‘s departure paving the way for the record signing of Nunez from Benfica. Salah’s presence will be a constant...
The 22-year-old will become Liverpool’s most expensive signing ever if all performance-related targets are reached, though according to the Times‘ Paul Joyce, the full fee will only be paid if at least one Champions League is won. Joyce has detailed the agreed deal between Liverpool and Benfica – which the Portuguese club announced on Monday as being worth an initial £64.02 million with a further...
The deal, worth up to £85 million, with Benfica, makes him the second senior arrival of the summer for Jurgen Klopp, after Fabio Carvalho, and an exciting one at that. He arrives at a time when some of the old guard are to be on their way, including the man who donned the No. 27 before him in Origi – a player to go down in club folklore. It’s a number that has also been worn previously by Gregory...