Salah move unlikely, says Owen: ´It´s sideways to Man City or down anywhere else´

Mohamed Salah will stay at Liverpool as Manchester City are the only club in world football who can compete with their title rivals, Michael Owen believes.

Salah’s reported £200,000-per-week contract expires in 2023, and Liverpool have so far failed to agree new terms with their superstar winger.

No player can match Salah’s Premier League goals (115) or goal involvements (158) since he signed on at Anfield in 2017, during which time the Egypt international has also played his part in Champions League, Super Cup, Club World Cup and EFL Cup triumphs.

There is therefore understandable concern among Liverpool supporters as they wait for updates on the 29-year-old’s future.

However, Owen – who scored 118 of his 150 Premier League goals in Liverpool colours – suggests they need not worry.

Only a remarkable – and highly unlikely – switch to Pep Guardiola’s City would make sense for Salah, according to Owen, who instead expects a resolution between the player and his current employers.

“I’d be very surprised if Mo Salah didn’t sign with Liverpool,” Owen told BBC Sport.

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“What are the options at the moment? You are only going either sideways to Manchester City or down anywhere else, because there is no-one else as good as these two teams in the world at the moment.

“Let’s give everyone time, because these things don’t happen overnight.

“You are talking about one of the biggest clubs in the world and one of the biggest players in the world, and that player is about to sign the biggest contract of his life.

“I think it’s entirely normal that negotiations can drag on a little bit.”