Amid rumours of his departure, Liverpool receive the best Christmas present from Salah

Salah has said publicly on two occasions that he saw himself leaving Liverpool. The striker said that he felt that the club did not want to renew the contract that binds both parties until June 30 and that he saw his departure as imminent. In recent weeks the panorama has changed completely and the directors of the English club have approached and seduced the Egyptian to continue.

The situation has completely changed and right now the striker is close to continuing as a Liverpool player for another season. In recent weeks the positions have come closer to such an extent that the agreement could be made official before the end of the year. From the most absolute pessimism we have moved on to total optimism.

Salah is Liverpool's top scorer with 13 goals in the Premier League, two in the Champions League and another in the League Cup, data that have made him a regular and absolute reference for Slot. Despite Saturday's draw against Fulham, Liverpool's performance is beyond doubt and Salah has a key role to play in this, something that Liverpool's owners have understood by offering a renewal that seems close.

At Anfield, they continue their fight to ensure that the three key players whose contracts end in June, in addition to the Egyptian Alexander Arnold and Van Dijk, are on the clock on their contracts, continue to be two more devils, something that has been in doubt in recent months. The objective they have set is for at least two of the three to continue and for this they are offering money that was far from their initial calculations.

All three are absolute key players and they do not want them to leave and leave a significant void and, especially, no money in the club's coffers. As is known, Real Madrid is very attentive to what happens with Alexander Arnold, even for the winter market given the problem that Ancelotti's team has on the right wing after Carvajal's injury.

Salah arrived at Liverpool in 2017 and is in his eighth season at the English club, where he has acquired star status, being fundamental in all the successes achieved in recent years, including the Premier and Champions League.

Saudi football is waiting to see what may happen. They have been waiting since last summer, but right now, the possible arrival of the Egyptian is moving away given the proposal made by Liverpool's ownership for his continuity.