David Ornstein: Liverpool want Mohamed Salah to stay until the end of his contract | OneFootball

Liverpool want Mohamed Salah to remain at the Anfield club until the end of his new contract, according to The Athletic journalist David Ornstein.

The Liverpool hero suggested in an outburst after the Leeds United game on Saturday that he wants to leave the Reds as he no longer has a relationship with manager Arne Slot.

Salah has only played one of the last three league games for the Merseyside club, coming off the bench for the second-half in that game against Sunderland.

He was dropped from the Liverpool squad that travelled to Italy to take on Inter Milan in the Champions League tomorrow, but the club still have the Egyptian in their plans and are hoping he stays until his current contract expires in the summer of 2027.

The Reds are back in Premier League action on Saturday when they host Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield, and it remains to be seen whether Salah will be involved.

Liverpool were very close to leaving Leeds with all three points, with a 95th-minute equaliser denying them a crucial win.

They have done well so far without the 33-year-old and not many would be surprised if Slot does not play him against the Seagulls this weekend.

Salah appears to be serious about leaving Liverpool and he might have played his last game for the club as he is due to leave for the Africa Cup of Nations before next Monday (December 15).

Egypt will play their last game of the group stages of the tournament on December 29, and Salah will not return to Liverpool until January even if his country fails to advance to the knockout stages.

The winter transfer window will open on January 1, 2026, and his suitors will be monitoring his situation as an exit could be on the cards if the player does not manage to resolve his issues.