Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk has come out to say that speculation over a new contract affected Mohamed Salah’s form last season. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, footballers are human beings and it was clear that the rumours surrounding his Liverpool future affected him a little bit, but Salah still showed a high level of quality towards the end of the season.
Van Dijk added that the Egyptian is under the microscope all the time but he keeps proving doubters wrong.
His words, “He’s under the microscope all the time,”
“He obviously created that himself because he’s such a good player, but he shows that consistency all the time. Towards the end of the season, maybe April onwards, there were a lot of talks with the contract and stuff.”
“We are all human beings and I think that affected him a little bit unfortunately. But he still showed a high level of quality. Now everything is sorted, he’s playing with a free mind, he’s happy to be here and I think everyone else is happy too.”
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