Liverpool star Salah will never get what he deserves because he is African, Diouf claims amid contract drama

Mohamed Salah’s future at Liverpool continues to make plenty of headlines, as he works on a contract through to 2023, and El Hadji Diouf has warned the Egyptian superstar that he will never get the terms he deserves because he is African.

Debate as to whether or not a talismanic figure at Anfield will commit to fresh terms has raged for some time now, with Premier League title hopefuls unable to get an extension agreement over the line.

Diouf is hoping that Salah – who has hit 153 goals through 239 appearances on Merseyside – will sign a new deal, as a move to Real Madrid would require him to start from scratch, but he has warned that discussions will be difficult.

Diouf, who struggled to make an impact at Liverpool on the back of a transfer in 2002, has told beIN Sports of the saga surrounding an Anfield icon of the present: “It is obvious that Liverpool must accept Salah’s demands.

“If I were Salah, I would stay at Liverpool, he can earn more money, he is the best player at the club along with [Sadio] Mane, and with him together they will win a lot of trophies.

“He is 29 years old and I ask him to play four more years with the Reds.

“A transfer to Real Madrid would mean that he would have to start all over again.”

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