Steven Gerrard is hopeful that one Liverpool participant who’s ‘obsessive about the sport’ will stay at Anfield for the foreseeable future.
Mo Salah is because of change into a free agent subsequent June as issues stand, with little over two months remaining till potential suitors can strategy him a couple of pre-contract transfer if he hasn’t penned new phrases with the Reds earlier than then.
The Egyptian has been prolific as ever within the first few weeks of the season, scoring seven targets already this time period previous to tonight’s conflict in opposition to RB Leipzig and taking his total tally for LFC to 218, the fifth-highest within the membership’s historical past.
Gerrard: Salah can maintain going for years
Talking on a charity dwell stream for The Redmen TV to lift funds for Zoe’s Place, Gerrard claimed that Salah is ‘obsessed’ with the relentless pursuit of excellence and maintaining himself in optimum form, and he’s hopeful that
“I’m not stunned [by Salah’s longevity] as a result of I believe he’s obsessive about the sport and I believe you may see the physique form, the routines you may see. I observe his social media and I at all times speak to folks [about him].
“I at all times decide John’s [Achterberg] mind every day and he says he was actually obsessed to be the perfect. He desires to interrupt data and he desires to be remembered as the perfect, so I’m not stunned when it comes to how he approaches his career.
“I believe he’s going to be one among these gamers that we’ll all recognize much more when the day ultimately comes that he strikes on.
“I nonetheless suppose we’ll get a few years out of Mo Salah. He’ll ship for a lot of extra years due to his form, his professionalism, so I hope he stays. I hope we get extra out of him and I’m not stunned as a result of [Salah’s among] those who’re obsessive about the career.”
Salah seems to be able to excelling for a number of extra seasons
Salah could also be approaching the veteran stage of his profession at 32 however he’s nonetheless younger sufficient to proceed excelling at a excessive degree for an additional few years, notably given his distinctive physique that Gerrard has rightly lauded.
The Egyptian took over from James Milner because the king of Liverpool’s pre-season lactate check when the now-Brighton midfielder left Anfield final yr, which is a testomony to his extraordinary health ranges.
The ahead has proven no indicators of slowing down when it comes to his output this season – if something, he’s properly positioned to smash by his 2023/24 return of 25 targets and 14 assists, with seven and 6 respectively within the present marketing campaign already.
Salah is actually able to persevering with to hit excessive figures for an additional few years, however the one membership for which we need to see him doing simply that’s the one for which he’s at present enjoying.
