Mo Salah's future at Liverpool is still up in the air as a new contract has yet to be agreed, and former teammate Dejan Lovren doesn't seem hopeful that it will be.
The Reds' striker is enjoying an incredible season, and is currently the top scorer of the Premier League, but the club are still weary about offering a long term contract to a player who is 32 years old.
Lovren, who was very close with Salah during his time at Anfield has admitted that he knows more than most when on the current situation.
“We are still in touch. We talk every now and then, yes - I have to be careful what I say now, because I know a lot of things.
“Honestly, I don’t know the exact numbers, but whatever he’s asking for, I think he deserves it. It’s simple, this guy is doing his job on the pitch.
“Don’t look at his age, some will say he’ll be 33, but look at Ronaldo, he’s 40 and still playing. Mohamed Salah is still scoring goals, he’s in great physical and mental shape.
“He’s still playing for the national team, so what’s the problem? He’s seven or eight years younger [than Cristiano]. So what’s the problem with Salah? Nobody can find an answer, that’s why I find it difficult.
“I can talk in more detail. Salah believes that there are things missing from the club side, and I hope they’ll be resolved soon. But the current reality is that he’s closer to leaving than staying.
“Everyone wants him to stay, and I personally want him to stay. I called him one day and said: 'Mo, you have to think about yourself. Look at everything you've given this club and what you can still give'."
Of course Liverpool fans are hoping that Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Arnold Alexander all put pen to paper very soon, as the club could see themselves in a situation this summer where they have lost three of their best players in one window.
