Keep talking BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night ClubChris Sutton said Salah's decision to address reporters in the mixed zone to talk about his future suggests he wants to stay at Anfield.
“It wasn't one of those where Mo Salah was asked to speak, he actually came up to him and wanted to speak to a few press people to get rid of him,” the former Blackburn and Chelsea striker said. “So it says to me that he wants to stay.”
The Athletic's Rory Smith added: “What strikes me is that he is making it clear to Liverpool fans that he wants to stay and that if he doesn't stay it's not really a lack of intent on his part.”
“The problem will be his age. Liverpool will be looking at the huge data set that you have on footballers over the last 20, 30 years, which suggests that at some point in your mid-30s your performances actually begin to decline. You'll wonder if that's the case.” It's worth investing around £300,000 a week on a player who may only have one more year at this level.
“Or maybe he has two more years at this level? Or five or six more? That’s the risk Liverpool have to take.”
In addition to Salah, defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and club captain Virgil van Dijk are also out of contract at the end of the season.
“The most important thing for Liverpool Football Club this season is not the future of Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold,” Carragher added. “The most important thing is that Liverpool wins the Premier League.”
“I hope they don’t feel like this club would fall apart if they left. Steven Gerrard left the club and the next manager won the Premier League. Graeme Souness left the club and Liverpool won the double.”
“Salah, would we miss him? Of course we would do that. But Liverpool will carry on.”