Which brings us to Mohamed Salah. The business case for offering the Egyptian international a new contract at similar, or better, terms than his current deal (worth roughly £350,000 a week, and which expires at the end of the season) is not clear-cut: Salah will be 33 by the time the next Premier League season begins,

Mohamed Salah has raised doubts about his Liverpool future, saying he is yet to be offered an extension to his contract, which expires at the end of the season. Salah spoke out after scoring two goals in Liverpool’s 3-2 win over Southampton on Sunday and suggested he is more likely to leave than stay with the Premier League leader.