In recent weeks it has felt like Mohamed Salah has been breaking Liverpool records on a weekly basis.
With three games of the season remaining, you’d expect the 30-year-old to overtake Gerrard in Liverpool’s scoring charts before the end of the month
it’s remarkable that, given the Reds’ poor form for the majority of the season, it was only a couple of months ago when Salah was deemed to be having a quiet campaign
he needs two goals from Liverpool’s last three games of the season to record the second-highest return of his career
the forward’s next goal will equal the second-best haul of his career and ensured he has recorded 31 goals in each of the past three seasons.
When signing his new contract with Liverpool last summer, club sources confirmed his initial wage was under £400,000 a week with some reports suggesting a total around the £350,000-a-week mark.
However, his deal was heavily incentivised, ensuring he would earn more than £400,000 a week if he continued to hit big numbers.
In terms of structure, it was said that his deal was, ‘essentially built on reward for the level of goal contributions/involvements’.
Nearly a year on from becoming the best-paid player in Liverpool’s history and Salah has delivered what he promised. He’s still scoring goals, claiming assists, and available to play whenever his side need him. Reds bosses’ decision to award him such a lucrative contract has been justified.
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