Mohamed Salah contract bombshell with Liverpool superstar 'closing in' on deal

Mohamed Salah is "closing in" on a new deal, it has been claimed. The Reds' top scorer is out of contract at the end of the season, but appears to be closer than ever to an extension.

is one of three big-name Liverpool stars with deals expiring in the summer. appears destined for , while captain Virgil van Dijk is yet to agree fresh terms,

According to , significant progress has been made on the Salah front. Liverpool have already , and could be set for a double boost.

There is said to be a "growing expectation" on Merseyside that the Reds' top earner will renew, and Liverpool shared a photo of Salah in training - along with a crown emoji - not long after reports of an extension broke. The former Roma star has been a Liverpool player since 2017, and could eventually bring up a decade with the club if he agrees to an extended stay.

Salah has led the way in attack this season as Liverpool close in on their first title since 2020. He tops the Premier League scoring charts and also has more assists than any other player in the competition.

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After Liverpool's weekend defeat at Fulham, Van Dijk offered some encouragement on the subject of his own potential extension. "There is progress, yeah. I don’t know, we’ll see. Listen, these are internal discussions and we’ll see," the centre-back said.

“I love the club, I love the fans and they were there for us again and we wanted to reward them at . But want I them to be there against on Sunday again and make the stadium an amazing venue like always for us.”

The Fulham reverse left Salah without an open-play goal for the club since he netted in a win at in February, though he converted two penalties against during that period. Speaking after Sunday's game, .

“Maybe Mo should take it as a compliment because his numbers weren't normal when he was scoring," Slot said. "The good thing about Mo is that he knows what kind of player he is. Mo will show up again, I don't worry about that.

"It wasn’t complacency. There’s no reason for us to be complacent. We are No1 at the moment because we win every game by a margin of three or four goals.

“Everyone who has seen our games can see it takes us so much effort, so much hard work to win games of football, combined with quality of course. The team that won the league the last four seasons were already 3-0 up at half time in every game they played and that’s the way it is for us.”

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