Saying he's going to be here next season is just a short form way of saying hes leaving on a free as soon as he's able to, because the likes of PSG or Real Madrid didn't swoop in this year with a deal to buy him.
Which was never going to happen.
And the Mbappe decision to stay at PSG was the final domino that put an end to his dreams of a big money move - probably to PSG, who probably could have conceivably made a bid for him to replace Mbappe had he left for Real, because apparently the PSG chairman is a big Salah fan.
But now that's not going to happen and neither is Real making a bid for him as a consolation for missing out on Mbappe.
They have a good enough team built around Benzema and Vinicius Jr. upfront that Mo isn't a priority for them - plus, they can simply wait out his contract to run out and get him for free next year.
Bidding what we would demand for him - and with him soon to be on the wrong side of 30, was never going to be good business for anyone wanting his services.
But it seems he's made up his mind that his time here is done, the only question of "when?" being answered now that he has no suitors.
If he wanted to stay he could have signed an extension ages ago.
This way he gets to screw us over and out of a transfer fee while he (hopefully for him) gets a big money move.
I hope the club gets a replacement for him while he's still here just to show him we're ready to move on without him, just like they got Thiago while Gini was still doing his contract extension dance. And we all know who made out better in that situation.
Too bad Mo (and it seems Mane as well) weren't taking note and haven't kept tabs with what happened to Gini's career after he left under similar circumstances.
The only possible positive for us is that knowing his only hope of getting that big wages deal next year will be dependent on showing any prospective suitors that he's still the best attacker in the premier league, it might motivate him to play out of his mind and produce his best football as he puts himself on the shop window.
I would hesitate to speculate that his massive dip in form following the African Cup probably played a large role in that big money deal never materializing and any repeat in form like that next season will see him sweating the end of he season out again for prospective suitors as his contract runs out and the terms of any extension on our end probably degrading in kind.
Last edited by Crimson Dynasty; 25th May 2022 at 06:50 PM.
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