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Wrexham's cheeky attempt to persuade Mohamed Salah to leave Liverpool has underlined a strange difference between the Egyptian and two team-mates
For Trent Alexander-Arnold, it's quite obviously Real Madrid. Virgil van Dijk has discovered the Saudi Pro League in general are the ones in question.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, though, can't even seemingly claim second-tier interest.
With tongue, as is seemingly often the case, placed firmly in cheek, Ryan Reynolds, this week issued a cheeky plea for the Egyptian to make the switch from Anfield to the Racecourse Ground.
Should the progress made by the North Wales side under the tutelage of Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney continue, there might very well come a point when the Dragons are realistically competing for such established names.
it has pointed to the curious difference in perception between the three long-time Liverpool first-team members who have all now entered the final year of their contracts.
While Salah and Van Dijk are both in their thirties and heading towards the latter stages of their careers, Alexander-Arnold is still only 25
while Van Dijk has been linked with £50million interest from the Saudi Arabia, there have been few serious stories regarding Salah since, towards the end of last season
there was renewed belief in the Middle East they could capture both the winger and team-mate Alisson Becker this summer. Neither move will happen.
while Liverpool supporters have made clear their concern over the future of Alexander-Arnold and, to a lesser extent, Van Dijk, there hasn't quite been the same fuss kicked up about what will happen to Salah
Part of that may be because supporters are used to the player being linked with a summer move
First it was Real Madrid, and then two years ago came concerns over a new contract. That was ultimately signed before, 12 months later, the Saudi Pro League offered £150m
maybe fans have reconciled themselves with the fact Salah is destined to leave at the end of the campaign, with Saudi Arabia still his most likely next destination.
Yes, the player has shown no signs of slowing down in recent seasons but, given Salah will be 33 next summer,
That Liverpool are scouring for a wide forward this summer indicates they are also considering life after Salah
whether that be next season or the one after that. A succession plan will be required and the Reds' recruitment team would rather be ahead of that particular curve.
Mind you, should Salah sign another contract extension at Anfield, nobody will complain
But the signs are starting to point towards an acceptance the Egyptian King will soon abdicate his Anfield throne.
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