Update on Salah’s future at Liverpool brings inevitable pundit talk of Manchester United move

Former Scotland international Frank McAvennie says he “can only see” Liverpool forward Mo Salah moving to Manchester United next summer after the latest reports.

James Pearce in The Athletic wrote today that Salah’s ‘preference would be to stay in the Premier League rather than head overseas’ if the Reds fail to agree a new deal with him.

The Egypt international’s contract at Liverpool runs out at the end of next season and there has been no progress since the last face-to-face talks in December.

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Salah has confirmed that that he will definitely stay at Liverpool next season but former West Ham striker McAvennie reckons he could be on his way to Man Utd the following summer if the latest update in The Athletic is correct.

McAvennie told Football Insider: “Is it just about money? I think Man United are the only club who could do it if it is at the end of next season.

“They need a striker and they are a club that is likely to build over the next season. You can be sure they will offer what Liverpool aren’t offering. Man City don’t need him, they have Haaland.

“Tottenham have Son. If he wants to stay in the Premier League, I can only see Man United. If that’s the only option then Liverpool better offer him what he wants. This whole situation is just bizarre.”

In the lead up to the Champions League final loss to Real Madrid, Salah said that he wanted “revenge” for their Champions League final defeat to Los Blancos in 2019 and Gabby Agbonlahor thinks that worked against him in Paris.

“If you look at the game, [Thibaut] Courtois was just unbelievable,” Agbonlahor told Football Insider.

“Liverpool were unlucky. In another final, Mane scores in the first