Liverpool hero John Aldridge is urging the board to pay what it takes to keep hold of Mohamed Salah.
Aldridge wrote for the Sunday World: "A handful of players in world football earn the right to be treated differently than the rest – and Mohamed Salah is undoubtedly one of them.
"His goal in Liverpool's thrilling 2-2 draw against Manchester City last Sunday was the work of genius, and confirmed beyond any doubt that Salah is right up there as one of the game's modern greats.
"Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been the two best players in the game for a decade and more, but they have a rival to that title now in Salah.
"His current deal runs out in the summer of 2023 and, quite simply, FSG cannot allow him to get down to one year left as he could then run his contract down and leave for nothing.
"There are suggestions that his agent wants a new four-year contract worth £500k-a-week and, while that might sound like crazy money, the cost of Salah's exit would be more damaging to Liverpool than giving him that kind of deal.
"He might be 29, but you can see how fit he is when he rips his shirt off after scoring a goal and footballers – are no longer over the hill when they hit their 30th birthday these days."
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