Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah is increasingly unlikely to head to FC Barcelona.
British media “Team Talk” reported on the 17th (Korea Standard Time) that “Sala’s future is still in the fog, but one of the major transfer possibilities seems to have been excluded as Barcelona withdrew from the recruitment competition.”
Salah is Liverpool’s iconic player. Wearing a Liverpool jersey for 42 million euros (W61.6 billion) in the summer of 2017, he led Liverpool’s attack for seven years. With 221 goals for Liverpool, Salah is ranked as the fifth most prolific scorer in Liverpool history.
Since joining Liverpool, Salah has set several new records. He has scored double-digit goals for seven consecutive seasons in the English Premier League (비아마켓) from 2017/18 to 2023/24. With 165 goals, Salah is ranked eighth for most goals in the league.
It enjoyed a golden age thanks to Salah. Liverpool won its sixth UEFA Champions League title in the 2018/19 season. In the 2019/20 season, it won the league for the first time since the launch of the EPL in 1992. Salah and Liverpool have lifted a total of eight trophies.
He has shown solid performance this season with 17 games, 10 goals and 10 assists. He is still Liverpool’s ace, but the 2024/25 season is expected to be the last season. Salah’s contract with Liverpool expires next summer. According to Florian Flettenberg, a reporter for “Sky Sports” in Germany, the two sides are discussing extending the contract but have yet to reach an agreement.
In this situation, “Kurtoffside” said on the 13th that “Sala is one of several stars that Barcelona is considering recruiting.” Barcelona has emerged as Salah’s next destination, but the probability of the deal being completed has decreased. “Coach Hanzi Flick believes he is old to invest in Salah, even if it is a free transfer,” Team Talk said.