Liverpool: Wenger advises against splurging on Salah extension

Arsène Wenger thinks that the leaders of Liverpool would make a mistake by offering an XXL salary to Mohamed Salah for him to extend. The former Arsenal manager believes that would create problems in the dressing room.

Now at FIFA, Arsene Wenger gave his opinion on the situation of Mohamed Salah. Ex-Gunners manager advises Reds against splurging: “That would solve one problem, but it would create others. You are sometimes in this situation. You tell yourself that you have to do your best to keep this player, knowing that other players are not far from him. But you no longer have enough money to satisfy the other players because you spent too much on the first player”, he dropped on beIN Sports. And to add: “Mohamed Salah has had an exceptional season. And since he arrived at Liverpool he has been better every season, so he deserves his contract. The only problem is, once players hit 30, you always wonder, “How many years should we extend them?” Because the higher paid players have already passed their peak. »

The Frenchman may have been burned by the extension granted to Mesut Ozil in 2018. The German international had lost his best level in the process…