Let’s just take a moment to forget about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Mohamed Salah is the best player in the world right now. No matter how underrated he is, we have to accept that Mo Salah is on the verge of becoming the GOAT.
**OPINION**
The Liverpool forward has been exceptional from the start of the season. From assists to goals you name it he can do it. It is without a doubt that Mo Salah is one of the most underrated players in the Premier League. I mean the stats speak for themselves. With 25 goals and assists to date, 42 assists and 111 goals since he arrived at Liverpool, Mo Salah has proven that he is and can be a goal scoring machine. The no 11 joined Liverpool from Roma in 2017 and has since proven to be an incredible goal scorer and fan favourite.
**Talk about a fantastic season so far…**
The ‘Egyptian King’ has produced stellar performances in the Premier League and also in the Champions League so far this season. One moment that reminded us all who he[Mo Salah] is was the goal against Manchester City.[If you still don’t know anything about that goal then you are very, very, very far behind when it comes to knowing Mo Salah]. It wasn’t only that goal. It was goals against Watford, Chelsea and Man United that made us realize that he is indeed the best player in the world right now. The question is why did it take so long for the football community and the world as a whole to realize this fact? Is it because Liverpool haven’t won as many Premier League trophies as Man City in the past decade or so? Is it because he is not the football player who wants the whole world to know him by thinking highly of himself? I guess we’ll never know the answers to these three questions ):
** IT WOULD BE VERY UNFAIR TO COMPARE HIM TO RONALDO**
It’s not a case of it would be unfair. IT IS VERY UNFAIR TO COMPARE HIM TO RONALDO! Ronaldo does not have the skill and technicality that Salah has this season. Salah is way ahead of Ronaldo this season and this is not me comparing the two. IT’S THE STATS!!! With Ronaldo coming back to the Premier League, it has opened up a huge room for comparisons between the two strikers. To date, Mo Salah has the most goals in the Premier League with 16, most assists with 9 [tied with Trent Alexander-Arnold] and most shots with 80. Having been nominated for the FIFA 2021 Men’s best player of the year award, he does have a really good chance at winning. It will be really close though since Robert Lewandowski is in great form. If Mo Salah doesn’t win this award then FIFA have a bad selection panel.[Just saying]. Mo Salah is indeed the best player right now and is continuing to surpass the likes of Messi and Ronaldo. Once again it’s not me comparing. IT’S THE STATS!!!!!!
** Should have finished higher up? **
A lot of people still don’t get why Mo Salah didn’t finish higher than Ronaldo in the Ballon d’Or Rankings. Very strange isn’t it? The 2020/2021 season was obviously not an easy season for Liverpool and Mo Salah to get through. However Mo Salah has managed to make the 2021/2022 season his own. Messi hasn’t had a high flying start at PSG as we would expect him to. Ronaldo also hasn’t had the greatest season at Old Trafford just like everyone was expecting but Mo Salah, definitely has had one of his greatest seasons in a Liverpool shirt.[Not to forget when Liverpool won title]. Mo Salah has continued doing what he has done for a number of years ever since he joined Liverpool. It’s just that his work is sometimes or even most of the time not credited by the rest of the world. So he should have finished at about 4th place in the rankings rather than 7th place.
** Give him the contract!!!! **
Many Liverpool fans have made it clear that they want Mo Salah to stay at Liverpool for many many seasons to come. There is only one thing that is preventing Liverpool fans’ dream from coming true. THE CONTRACT! Liverpool’s manager, Jurgen Klopp has repeatedly said that talks between the club and Mo Salah have been ‘good’. It is still unclear if FSG are planning to extend Mo Salah’s contract anytime soon. He has spoken about how he wants to stay at Liverpool for as long as he possibly can. On the 23rd of December, Football 365 reported that Salah had reportedly requested a £500,000 a week to remain at Liverpool. Now Kevin Campbell [a football pundit], “The negotiations at Liverpool are taking too long.” He[Kevin Campbell] thinks that PSG may be looking to sign Mo Salah to replace Kylian Mbappe while speaking to Football Insider. His current contract expires in the summer of 2023 and Liverpool may be ‘desperate’ and racing against time to keep him at the club. The big question: Will Mo Salah’s wish be Liverpool’s command?
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