Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher has come out to say that he is delighted to see both Mohammed Salah and Virgil van Dijk extend their contracts at the club. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, they are definitely two of the best players in world football at this moment, and even if their new wages would be crazy, they absolutely deserve it.
Carragher added that the Egyptian and Holland international are simply too good to be playing in the Saudi League or the MLS right now.
His words, “I think it’s the perfect time for Salah. I’m delighted he’s signed. It’s delightful.
I just thought that would be the case. They also love Liverpool. But I just think the way the game is now, in terms of the way clubs are run, financially and directors of football. And I think when you think of the wages that those two players will be getting – which they thoroughly deserve, because they’re two of the best players in world football – but looking at them and thinking “If they leave Liverpool, and you’re Bayern Munich or Real Madrid, even if it’s a free transfer, with the wages they’ll be getting, would we not maybe rather invest that in maybe a younger player?”
So I did feel it wouldn’t be easy for them just to go and sign for another club on the same level as Liverpool. They’re too good of players right now to be playing in the Saudi League or the MLS. Van Dijk is still the best center-back in the Premier League And Mo Salah is going to win Player of The Year. So will they be the same player in two years time? Probably not, but they are still Liverpool’s two best players, and Liverpool have still got areas in the team they need to address. So Even though they’re going to win the league, the area of right wing and center-back, that can maybe be looked at another 12-18, months time, because as I said, there’s other things to fix right now.”
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Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.
Domestically, the club has won 19 league titles, eight FA Cups, a record nine League Cups and 16 FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups—all English records—and one FIFA Club World Cup.
The club established itself as a major force in domestic and European football in the 1970s and 1980s, when Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, led the club to a combined 11 League titles and four European Cups. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a 19th league title in 2020, the club’s first during the Premier League era.
Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park. Situated 2 miles (3 km) from Liverpool city centre, it was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding. Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool’s first match at Anfield.
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