Liverpool fan Dan Clubbe says it would be “insanity” to allow Mohamed Salah to leave the club for free in the summer and the board should “move heaven and earth” to keep him.
The off-field conversations on the forward’s contract talks – or lack of talks -continues to roll on.
“It is a bit of a mess,” Clubbe told BBC Radio Merseyside. “I can’t say I blame Salah for speaking out.
“I have gone back and forth with it all. From a fan point of view, give him what he wants because the man is a genius and his numbers speak for themselves.
“I always try to look at it from the club’s perspective but it has gone above that now because Salah shows no sign of slowing down. He’s in peak physical condition and he is so driven and focused.
“There is no other option but to give him what he wants. They can move heaven and earth to make it happen.
“That could be said for all three of them [Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold], but particularly for Salah because of the form he is in.
“You cannot let that man walk away for free. That is insanity.”
Football broadcaster and writer Henry Winter feels it is “strange” how a “well run” club like Liverpool have let the contract situations for players run so late.
“I am not completely surprised in terms of the way Mo Salah, who is a very intelligent individual, is handling this,” he also told BBC Radio Merseyside.
“He is doing it very acutely. Talking to the media, and he rarely talks to the written press, so he obviously trusted four or five of the journalists there at St Mary’s and wanted to get his message over to them. And, he has got a very compelling argument.
“We talk about age and owners like FSG are cautious about handing out contracts when players start straying into their 30s. But you can’t lump all 30-somethings as the same.
“You can still see him playing and delivering when he is 34 or 35. It is vital that they keep him and there will be some sensible negotiating going on.”
Listen to the full discussion with Dan on BBC Sounds
