Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he was always confident Mohamed Salah would sign a new contract.
Liverpool, led by new sporting director Julian Ward, managed to broker a deal with Salah's advisor Ramy Abbas last week before a handful of club delegates flew over to the Greek island of Mykonos, where the striker was enjoying the remaining weeks of his summer, to wrap up a deal.
"I knew it would happen, it was always clear Mo wants to stay, that was always the message," Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com on Friday afternoon.
"I spoke to him and it was always clear: 'I want to stay.' But it's an important contract, different things have to be considered and that's what takes time sometimes. We cannot always fulfil the expectations from the outside world – there's an ending contract, next year it will end, so sort it now. Things need time."
Klopp added: "But we are obviously experienced enough to deal with these kind of things. He is very happy now that he can extend his time here. We are very happy, a world-class player. Imagine you have to sign Mo Salah now; he's in another club and you want a player with the numbers he created over the years. It's pretty much not possible. But we have him and he wants to stay – [it's] very good news."
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