Mohamed Salah may have new decision to make as unlikely club 're-enters transfer race'

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah could be offered the chance to join Barcelona next summer with his current contract up at the end of the current campaign.

The Egyptian winger's legacy is already secure on the Kop, with the 32-year-old having achieved legendary status at the club after eight glorious campaigns. Sitting in fifth place in the Reds' all-time goalscorers standings with 220 strikes, he has won a clean sweep of major honors on Merseyside including the Premier League and Champions League.

Having started the season in strong form with nine goals in 15 outings, there has been seldom sign of the player's powers waning as his years advance. However, with no clear indication of a new agreement being reached with Liverpool, it remains to be seen whether this will be his final season at Anfield.

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Now, Spanish outlet Sport has claimed that a move to Camp Nou could be in the offing for Salah next July - with their report contending that the attacker would be open to the switch. Having previously targeted the Liverpool talisman in 2022, they purport that the prolific marksman forms part of a shortlist of players that Blaugrana chiefs are considering.

Having started the season in strong form with nine goals in 19 outings, there has been seldom sign of the player's powers waning as his years advance. A recent cryptic social media post from the Reds hero after netting the team's winner against Brighton also was open to interpretation in terms of its implication.

Possibly hinting that his days at Anfield are coming to a close, he posted on Twitter/X: "Top of the table is where this club belongs. Nothing less. All teams win matches but there’s only 1 champion in the end. That’s what we want. Thank you for your support last night. No matter what happens, I will never forget what scoring at Anfield feels like."

Either way, Liverpool head coach Arne Slot appeared unmoved by Salah's social media activity, saying: "(laughs), You interpreted it in a way other people don't, I don't look at the Instagram posts of my players, I only talk to them - which you can't. That's the advantage I have, as long as someone doesn't hide them!

"Mo is in a very good place at the moment. As long as he's been at Liverpool he's been in a good place, but this season as well, I'm hoping that he will post one after tomorrow, Saturday again, and what he says isn't important to me, what's important to me is how he plays and what he tells me when we have conversations. That's what matters, not how you guys interpret one of his posts."

As for if he has spoken with the Egyptian about his remarks, the Dutchman added: "I should have spoken to him about what he said if that was a reference, but I haven't spoken about him, we've spoken about Leverkusen, because that team deserves all our attention for the quality they have.

"He's out of contract at the end of the season, Virgil said something in the press, now he has a post which you interpret in a certain way. This will continue for as long as their future is not clear, but in the meantime let's hope they bring in performances that Virgil had and Mo had on the weekend."