32-year-old "best Salah", should he get the highest salary in the Premier League?

The reporter reported coldly There is no doubt that Salah this season is the best Salah. The Egyptian star contributed one goal and two assists in Liverpool's 5-0 win over West Ham United on New Year's Day, bringing his tally to 30 goals involved this season (17 goals, 13 assists). Not only is it the top scorer and assists leaderboard, but it has also achieved a terrifying efficiency of averaging 53 minutes to be involved in a goal, surpassing the previous efficiency of Gabriel Jesus to be involved in a goal every 59 minutes (2016/17 season), setting a record for the efficiency of a Premier League player (playing more than 1,000 minutes) to participate in a goal, and is the undisputed "first of the three lists".

Palmer, who are second in the Premier League scoring list this season (18 times), have been left far behind by Mohamed Salah, with Liverpool's winger leading off a cliff. Only halfway through the Premier League season, Salah has equalled his own record for assists in a single Premier League season (2021/22). The previous Premier League record for goals involved in a single season was 47, tied with Andy Cole (1993/94) and Alan Shearer (1994/95). If this rate is maintained until the end of the season, Salah will be involved in an unprecedented 63 goals!

Compared to last season, Salah's performances have been leapfrogging: shooting on target by just 10 per cent per game, but the number of goals per game has surged by almost 42.9 per cent (0.7 goals: 1 goal) and the number of assists per game has doubled (0.4 per game: 0.8). The average number of successful dribbles per game has surged by 90% (1 time: 1.8), and the success rate of dribbles has reached 51.7%.

Because of his "anti-heaven performance" in the first half of this season, Salah's offensive statistics for the entire 2024 year are also among the best in the top five leagues according to the natural year. In 2024, Salah topped the list of players who have scored goals in the top five leagues with 52 (29 goals, 23 assists), Kane is second with 50 (39 goals, 11 assists) and Mbappe is third with 49 (37 goals and 12 assists). Palmer, who are second only to Salah in the Premier League, have only 44 times (29 goals, 15 assists) and Haaland has only 40 times (38 goals, two assists).

Salah is also the top of the 2024 assists list in the top five leagues (16), ahead of Baena (Villarreal, 14) and Bukayo Saka and Yamal (13).

In terms of the Premier League's goal statistics in recent years, the most shocking phenomenal star is Erling Haaland, who debuted in the Premier League in 2022/23. In his first season in the Premier League, the Norwegian striker scored 36 goals and 8 assists, breaking the record for single-season participation in goals in the Premier League in Manchester City's history, but the efficiency of only one goal per 63 minutes is still 10 minutes slower than Salah this season!

Salah has half a year left in his contract, and he still has not renewed his contract with Liverpool. The Fenway Group is offering £400,000 a week, the same as Kevin De Bruyne, who is currently the highest-paid in the Premier League. However, the proportion of "variable salary" linked to the number of appearances and stadium performance in the contract will increase, and the time will only be two years.

On the other hand, Grand Paris offered a large contract of 500,000 euros (415,000 pounds) per week, which is not much different, but it is a fixed salary that is not linked to the number of appearances and performance at all, with a contract extension of up to 3 years, and a higher image rights income.

British media believe that Salah still wants to stay at Liverpool, but hopes to get the real highest salary in the Premier League ahead of other stars. However, Liverpool is facing the high-salary contract extensions of Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold, and it is difficult to meet the high salary asking price of all three stars. Salah's contract extension seems to be closely related to the departure of teammate Alexander-Arnold.

Real Madrid have made an offer of £20 million in the hope of taking Alexander-Arnold away in the winter window, and if Trent Alexander-Arnold leaves in the winter, the Fenway Group has the salary space to meet Salah's demands. But Liverpool, who are very hopeful of hitting the Premier League or even the Champions League trophy, how could they let go of Alexander-Arnold halfway? British media also believe that Alexander-Arnold is more inclined to join Real Madrid on a free transfer in the summer, and can get more than 50 million euros in signing fees and 70 million euros in salary during the contract period, with a total income of 120 million euros (100 million pounds).

For Liverpool, who are in the critical period of the Premier League title, renewing Salah's contract requires great determination and meticulous financial considerations.