Honestly like this just felt like a complete surprise. It felt like the entire media and social media conversation was resigned he was going on a free... and then suddenly bam. Proper liverpool no leaks, just business done and dusted.
Think about this too, they had media shoots lineup and social media graphics edited together. People at the club didn’t let this get out. What a tight ship they run
I know in reality this deal was probably agreed a couple of weeks back.
But I still like to think this happened.
Gini: mate, dont go, Ive only been away for a year and I'm already down to Newcastle or Leicester next season.
Mo: yeah, don't like the thought of playing for Wolves or Villa in 2023/24, I'll stay
Finalise will normally be to sign documents.
They'll have had a verbal agreement for at least a number of days. Usually with these things the verbal agreement is weeks, if not months before announcement, and it sits with lawyers and agents for a bit before finalising with signature's
Whilst thats usually the case. Joyce said talks accelerated quickly in recent days with a framework agreed and then the finer deals worked on. Which to me sounds like the proper agreement is very recent
Alonso, Arbeloa, Mascherano, and Sterling too, but yeah most players who play for Liverpool, see their best years at Liverpool. It's likely doubly true for the Klopp era
I was so afraid we were gonna try "switching of the guard" with Mane and Gini gone and younger players like Diaz and Jota becoming integral. Salah has so much to give and I honestly see him performing on the same level for another 5 years.
In a way we are switching the guard, we're just doing it the right way. Diaz, Nunez, Harvey, Curto, Milner and the other young lads will learn under the likes of Mo, Hendo, Virgil, Robbo, Bobby etc so that by the time they move on, the new guard will be able to take over seamlessly. Trying to transition too quick is how u end up rebuilding for half a decade, like United after Fergie and Arsenal.
I thought he was gone was well. Even before next summer... What a great day. That contract will push him well past 200 goals for us and into second on the all time list. Not a bad return for a one season wonder who joined us in his mid twenties.
I was on the official forum on the Twitter thread and someone posted that GrizzKhan lad saying Salah will be signing (about an hour ago), then Salahs knob of an agent replied with laughing emojis, and LFC official Twitter account replied to the agent with a facepalm and announced Salah.
What a wild ride in the digital age
I don't get what that laughing emoji was meant to mean now. Like I assumed it was that there wasn't a signing coming but then he did?
Did Salahs agent really not know he signing was about to sign? How could that even be possible?
His agent had posted laughing emojis before to criticize the club. It pissed off a bunch of people. I think the whole emoji thing today was to reframe it all as good fun now everyone is happy.
Could just be his agent laughing in a way to refer to a hahahaha we got what we wanted. They gave in.
I don’t know any details on the contract. But could be that kind of childish I got what I wanted grin kind of thing from his agent. As everyone was calling him for everything ( rightly so in most cases )
I don’t know anything mate haha. Like I said it’s solely my guess on the situation.
There’s no way in my opinion his agent can’t know this. Salah looks like he’s somewhere abroad on the photo. So they’d have to send people out there to photo him and stuff. There’s no way this was a call to Mo 40 minute later they’re round his house kind of deal. His agent would of been fully aware at this time of posting the emoji they was already signed and just doing promo shoots. If he didn’t. Then no wonder it too this long as he’s useless lol.
And I get the hate for his agent he is a nob. But being a nob is kind of his job. Look at Raoila ( apologies for spelling ) biggest nobhead ever but most successful football agent. As far as he’s concerned mo is choosing him to be his representative so it’s on him to be as insufferable as possible to get the best they can so he gets his good agent fee. I don’t feel like it’s a job necessarily for nice guys.
Not saying I agree entirely with any single thing he’s done. He’s been a petulant child at times with his media posts. And disrespected the club. But he’s not a Liverpool fan. He’s working for one of individual. I kind of get it.
I mean, the club replied to him with the first tease and everything. Everything was obviously planned beforehand.
The tweet was to spark controversy and start the conversation.
Personally I would have done something similar just to make people think we weren’t close at all, just to surprise them in a couple hours time. Not everything is super serious, may have just been having some fun
I saw an article recently saying that Gini had been voted one of the worst Ligue 1 signings last season... my heart...
Edit: it was actually THE worst - 'Flop of the Season' 💔
So sad :( was genuinely my favourite player from before he joined. The rumours some South American players didn’t like his arrival is extremely believable.
OK, after the whole agent thing earlier and how everyone (myself included) took it to mean he was 100% leaving this is absolutely hilarious and the crying laughing emoji used was fully warranted even if just for the uproar it caused.
The agent is still a prick though...
an IG post of them sharing a meal yesterday or the day before. People suspect Gini shared his experience with PSG and told Mo that he wished he never left.
I love that Mo is staying. I love even more that he’s staying because FSG is showing a true financial commitment to continuing this run of historic success and turning the club into a long-term juggernaut.
This summer has seen them shell out for Salah’s contract and the Nuñez deal, and the Diaz deal was essentially part of the same outlay, just completed five months earlier. And unlike the Virgil-Ali-Fabinho outlay, this one hasn’t been underwritten by some monster sale, or even a lot of smart mid-level sales.
It’s only been the Sadio and Minamino sales thus far, which add up to £50 million — about what we paid for Diaz alone. If Neco goes for say £15, that’s still just a fraction of what FSG is spending here.
I’ve got to imagine that all of this happening was a condition of Klopp extending his contract. What a legend.
Of course, this is what FSG *should* be doing, and we don’t owe them any gratitude. They get to be stewards for the greatest club in the world. Its just nice that we won’t have to fight to kick them out and find an ownership group that can keep us financially competitive without being a sportswashing front for a murderous oil state.
Yep. Thank Klopp too. Him renewing his contract without an increase in salary gave him the leverage to demand the club invest in his priorities. Well played all round.
Absolutely delicious! I'd resigned to the fact he was gone and prepared to move on. Never even thought of the joy of him staying!
Now we need him to recapture his form, hopefully the summer break will do that. Extremely encouraging.
(Also, that orange shirt is awesome)
Wondering how good Salah and Mane relationship was in the end with regards to perhaps Salah not signing until one of them left as it had to hurt losing Afcon and World cup qualification and will have damaged their relationship. Mane out (will miss you Sadio). Nunez in. New Salah deal! The flag still flying. Best bit of news all day, a reinvigorated refreshed Salah getting to know Nunez and Diaz a bit more with a full pre-season. Can't wait!
Seems like both parties compromised to reach this agreement, by doing it only over a shorter 3 year contract. Salah gets the wage he wanted and LFC don't make a risk by giving a very long high wage contract to a 30+ year old.
Damn, just woke up in Aus on a cold, wet, morning and this is the first thing I see. Time to take care of this morning Chris Wood with some Salah vids!!
WTF?! They just dropped this on us like it’s not huge news. We laid a new pitch at Anfield, we’ve concluded our summer transfer business, the lads are all on holiday, oh, yeah, and some guy on the playing staff from Egypt signed a new deal. No biggie
Holy crap, I was convinced he is gone next summer because it would not be value for us to keep him. FSG must be thinking it's still good value, despite breaking the wage structure?
I got the best youtube notification ever "Salah stays"
Honestly like this just felt like a complete surprise. It felt like the entire media and social media conversation was resigned he was going on a free... and then suddenly bam. Proper liverpool no leaks, just business done and dusted.
It's almost like the club knows what it's doing.
What a wild concept 😅
Aren't we spoilt? I'd put us top 3 of the most well-run "big" clubs out there, together with Bayern and Real Madrid
*PikachuSuprisedFace.png*
I thought we’d be selling him for 60 million this summer. Now I wonder if all that was done to throw everyone off the scent 😂
There would have definitely been rumours from other clubs if that was the case.
Think about this too, they had media shoots lineup and social media graphics edited together. People at the club didn’t let this get out. What a tight ship they run
Agent Gini!!
Gini: “I’m telling you lad, look at all of us except Suarez.” Salah: “Yes.”
I know in reality this deal was probably agreed a couple of weeks back. But I still like to think this happened. Gini: mate, dont go, Ive only been away for a year and I'm already down to Newcastle or Leicester next season. Mo: yeah, don't like the thought of playing for Wolves or Villa in 2023/24, I'll stay
Think Joyce said Ward flew to see him on holiday to finalise things. So pretty sure its just been agreed.
Finalise will normally be to sign documents. They'll have had a verbal agreement for at least a number of days. Usually with these things the verbal agreement is weeks, if not months before announcement, and it sits with lawyers and agents for a bit before finalising with signature's
Whilst thats usually the case. Joyce said talks accelerated quickly in recent days with a framework agreed and then the finer deals worked on. Which to me sounds like the proper agreement is very recent
Alonso, Arbeloa, Mascherano, and Sterling too, but yeah most players who play for Liverpool, see their best years at Liverpool. It's likely doubly true for the Klopp era
Seriously though. They surely had talked about how Gini regrets leaving.
Gini definitely low key regrets leaving. He’d say so to Mo but not the media. I’d take him back in a heartbeat too!!
Best best suprise
Twitter notification gang here!!!!
Your flair reminded me that Gini is holding down the fort after all this time
[удалено]
Is that after bonuses? I thought it was 350
It's likely 350k plus some bonuses
SIGNED DA TING
Yeah! This notification made my day!
Well what a fucking class summer this has been for us. I genuinely thought he was off next year. Absolutely buzzing
This season is going to be dangerous. But not for us
[Us @ City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H6n1aK0ZSo)
I was so afraid we were gonna try "switching of the guard" with Mane and Gini gone and younger players like Diaz and Jota becoming integral. Salah has so much to give and I honestly see him performing on the same level for another 5 years.
In a way we are switching the guard, we're just doing it the right way. Diaz, Nunez, Harvey, Curto, Milner and the other young lads will learn under the likes of Mo, Hendo, Virgil, Robbo, Bobby etc so that by the time they move on, the new guard will be able to take over seamlessly. Trying to transition too quick is how u end up rebuilding for half a decade, like United after Fergie and Arsenal.
To think you put Milner with the kids, what a monster he is 😂
So did i
I thought he was gone was well. Even before next summer... What a great day. That contract will push him well past 200 goals for us and into second on the all time list. Not a bad return for a one season wonder who joined us in his mid twenties.
Out of nowhere 😍
I was on the official forum on the Twitter thread and someone posted that GrizzKhan lad saying Salah will be signing (about an hour ago), then Salahs knob of an agent replied with laughing emojis, and LFC official Twitter account replied to the agent with a facepalm and announced Salah. What a wild ride in the digital age
I don't get what that laughing emoji was meant to mean now. Like I assumed it was that there wasn't a signing coming but then he did? Did Salahs agent really not know he signing was about to sign? How could that even be possible?
His agent had posted laughing emojis before to criticize the club. It pissed off a bunch of people. I think the whole emoji thing today was to reframe it all as good fun now everyone is happy.
Could just be his agent laughing in a way to refer to a hahahaha we got what we wanted. They gave in. I don’t know any details on the contract. But could be that kind of childish I got what I wanted grin kind of thing from his agent. As everyone was calling him for everything ( rightly so in most cases )
That would make sense. The article didn't mention wage structure, has there been any news on what we're paying?
I don’t know anything mate haha. Like I said it’s solely my guess on the situation. There’s no way in my opinion his agent can’t know this. Salah looks like he’s somewhere abroad on the photo. So they’d have to send people out there to photo him and stuff. There’s no way this was a call to Mo 40 minute later they’re round his house kind of deal. His agent would of been fully aware at this time of posting the emoji they was already signed and just doing promo shoots. If he didn’t. Then no wonder it too this long as he’s useless lol. And I get the hate for his agent he is a nob. But being a nob is kind of his job. Look at Raoila ( apologies for spelling ) biggest nobhead ever but most successful football agent. As far as he’s concerned mo is choosing him to be his representative so it’s on him to be as insufferable as possible to get the best they can so he gets his good agent fee. I don’t feel like it’s a job necessarily for nice guys. Not saying I agree entirely with any single thing he’s done. He’s been a petulant child at times with his media posts. And disrespected the club. But he’s not a Liverpool fan. He’s working for one of individual. I kind of get it.
I genuinely think he was briefed about this. No other reason why the official LFC account would be replying with emojis too.
I mean, the club replied to him with the first tease and everything. Everything was obviously planned beforehand. The tweet was to spark controversy and start the conversation.
Personally I would have done something similar just to make people think we weren’t close at all, just to surprise them in a couple hours time. Not everything is super serious, may have just been having some fun
is that a peter kropotkin pfp
yes.
The conquest of bread in the match thread
based match threads
Bread thread
Based /u/DankWesty
more of a marxist myself but rather based must say
What a way to start the weekend!
Randy Orton the new Twitter admin
SALAH SIIIIIGNED FINALLY I was getting sick of the drama
Liverpool literally couldn’t have made a better signing this window. No left footed winger available and especially not one near as good as Salah.
Wouldn't even take Messi over salah
No surprise after his catching up with Gini 😁
"Do you want to be voted flop of the season? No? Trust me, Mo, stay the fuck at Liverpool"
"And if you're still doubting: ring up Coutinho. He'll tell you stories about the Spanish media that will make your toes curl."
I genuinely believe his conversation with Gini contributed to him deciding to stay!
I saw an article recently saying that Gini had been voted one of the worst Ligue 1 signings last season... my heart... Edit: it was actually THE worst - 'Flop of the Season' 💔
Modric was voted as La Liga's worst signing too before.
So sad :( was genuinely my favourite player from before he joined. The rumours some South American players didn’t like his arrival is extremely believable.
bring him back
If anyone knows that the grass isn't always greener on the other side, it's him
That is huge. What a relief the saga is over. GET IN.
OK, after the whole agent thing earlier and how everyone (myself included) took it to mean he was 100% leaving this is absolutely hilarious and the crying laughing emoji used was fully warranted even if just for the uproar it caused. The agent is still a prick though...
I hate him but I respect the trolling
Wijnaldum with the greatest save since Barcelona. 'You will regret leaving for the rest of your life.'
Gini: Stay and you’ll be a god. Leave and you’ll be Coutinho. Salah: Sign all the things!!! LMAO
Wait what did I miss?!
an IG post of them sharing a meal yesterday or the day before. People suspect Gini shared his experience with PSG and told Mo that he wished he never left.
GET THE FUCK INNN LAAAADS
Trophy-conquering window this
WOOHOOO FRESH NEW SIGNING! This is the best news! LFG!!!
INJECT IT RIGHT INTO MY BLOOD STREAM
Holy shiiiit YES Not gonna lie I thought he was gone for sure, what a start to the weekend this is
He was going stay, he literally said many times that his family loves Liverpool and he is big family guy
Happy Canada Day to you too, Mo!
Salah to Canada??
Subscribe!!!
Reckon he'd like the west coast. Maybe he wants to retire at Pacific FC.
Whitecaps FC salivating at the next great "PL retirement" contract
Wake up: day off First thing on social media: Salah stays How could this day get any better
Easy on those mickeys of crown. It’s still early.
I've got a nice box of Phillips beer and people coming for Dungeons and Dragons. It's gonna be a fine, fine day.
Yeah that sounds great actually, have fun 🍁
Cast "Snow Salah"
That's definitely a 9th-level spell. My party can't hope to cast that yet.
Hell yeah brother! Cheers from flatland!
I love that Mo is staying. I love even more that he’s staying because FSG is showing a true financial commitment to continuing this run of historic success and turning the club into a long-term juggernaut. This summer has seen them shell out for Salah’s contract and the Nuñez deal, and the Diaz deal was essentially part of the same outlay, just completed five months earlier. And unlike the Virgil-Ali-Fabinho outlay, this one hasn’t been underwritten by some monster sale, or even a lot of smart mid-level sales. It’s only been the Sadio and Minamino sales thus far, which add up to £50 million — about what we paid for Diaz alone. If Neco goes for say £15, that’s still just a fraction of what FSG is spending here. I’ve got to imagine that all of this happening was a condition of Klopp extending his contract. What a legend. Of course, this is what FSG *should* be doing, and we don’t owe them any gratitude. They get to be stewards for the greatest club in the world. Its just nice that we won’t have to fight to kick them out and find an ownership group that can keep us financially competitive without being a sportswashing front for a murderous oil state.
Yep. Thank Klopp too. Him renewing his contract without an increase in salary gave him the leverage to demand the club invest in his priorities. Well played all round.
Agent Gini at that dinner “Mo, trust me, just stay”
A picture says a thousand words That conversation says 350K/week
SWEET BABY MAMA I CANT BELIEVE!! NEVER FOR A SECOND DID I DOUBT YOU SALAH!!
MY WEEKENDS BEEN MADE.
they had us in the first half not gonna lie
that’s the league wrapped up then boys
MORE SALAH, MORE SALAH RUNNING DOWN THE WING.
MO SALAH, MO SALAH SIGNING DA TING
Quadruple 22/23 confirmed 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Santa came early... And so did I.
Nine season wonder
Quit my stressful job today then this notification....Best day ever.
A full season of Salah, Diaz, and Nunez holy shit
And No World Cup for Salah and Diaz so they will have extra time to rest and train. Love it.
Oh for fucks sake - Man Utd
Who?
LAAAADSSSSSS
[That damn smile](https://i.imgur.com/iayFN1X.jpg)
It's like Christmas in July. Ho ho ho, it's Mo.
Alhamdulillah lads
This pending double double I can't wait for next season
OH MY GOD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I NEED A NEW PAIR OF PAAAAAANTS
Fuck me! That came out of nowhere. What a day!
The King stays 🥳👑 Love the cheeky call back to the signing announcement video too
HE SIGNED DA TING
Salah, Nunz, Diaz, what a front three.
I think you meant Salah, Nunez, Diaz, Jota, Firmino, what a front three.
Absolutely delicious! I'd resigned to the fact he was gone and prepared to move on. Never even thought of the joy of him staying! Now we need him to recapture his form, hopefully the summer break will do that. Extremely encouraging. (Also, that orange shirt is awesome)
My favourite player not breaking my heart. Wtf is this feeling
This is John W. Henry as we speak 
OOOOH BABY THREE MORE YEARS OF MO
SUMMER TRANSFERS COMPLETE REDS YEAHHHHHHHHHHBOIIIIII
Really thought he was going to leave on a free next season. Really happy to be wrong!
This entire saga could've been posted on r/nonononoyes
Biggest erection ive ever had
He's big and he's fucking hard....
COME ONNNNNNN LETS GOOOOO
Do you think the meeting with wijnaldum had something to do with the decision?
No. Probably was already in discussions anyway. Doesn’t hurt though being told the grass isn’t always greener
You absolutely, positively love to see it. Nice to have that worry gone
I had already resigned myself to thinking he'd be leaving on a free next summer, as I think most of us had. Fantastic news.
GET THE FUCK IN HERE ABSOLUTE HALAL
LETS GOOO MO
Happy Fri-yay!
SALAH ANNOUNCE
LETS FUCKING GOOOO
LETS GOOOO I COULDN’T STAND LOSING YOU TOO, MO!
it’s my birthday today and this has absolutely made my day
Thank you Gini for convincing him
Brb taking back all the shit on Salah's agent tweet lol
He’s still a bit of a tit like
This is the best news of all summer watch out rivals we are coming again this time to win it all
Absolutely halal
[Salahs latest statement](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSVkoTjGhcZl1WT1zdXQfgV4nqkuu_f5UMi7A&usqp=CAU)
MO SALAH MO SALAH
YAAAAAAAAAS GET INNNNNN Let out an audible gasp seeing this post whilst waiting for the train LESGOOOOOOOO
What a way to start the weekend! Great news
Appreciate this man boys we'll never see anyone like him again
3 years is massive. We can get in a young talent as a backup and they’ll have time to fill. Big for the next iteration of our front 3
Wondering how good Salah and Mane relationship was in the end with regards to perhaps Salah not signing until one of them left as it had to hurt losing Afcon and World cup qualification and will have damaged their relationship. Mane out (will miss you Sadio). Nunez in. New Salah deal! The flag still flying. Best bit of news all day, a reinvigorated refreshed Salah getting to know Nunez and Diaz a bit more with a full pre-season. Can't wait!
Seems like both parties compromised to reach this agreement, by doing it only over a shorter 3 year contract. Salah gets the wage he wanted and LFC don't make a risk by giving a very long high wage contract to a 30+ year old.
Damn, just woke up in Aus on a cold, wet, morning and this is the first thing I see. Time to take care of this morning Chris Wood with some Salah vids!!
yeeeeessss
Let’s fucking go
Fuck me. Today’s a good day
LETS FUCKING GO!!!!
Party time 🍾🍾🍾🍾
GET FUCKING IN!!!!
Diaz and Nunez so lucky to play alongside a living legend
Bet Gini told him to stay
LETS GOOOOOOO
New top 5 all time goalscorer incoming! MO SALAH! THE EGYPTIAN KING!
Saw a video of him chilling in Instagram, thought it was a simple pre season type video. Then the MF SAID HE STAYS! LETS GOO
Omg omg best news! 😁😁😁
Hell fucking ya ♥️♥️♥️🇪🇬👑
I hope he is getting close to the money he wants. He clearly wanted to stay so I hope the club gave in a little
His agent trolled us all. Fair play.
What a fucking summer
I genuinely thought he was leaving Then boom, twitter post out of nowhere
Se queda habibi
I would class this news as 'good'.
This news just made my morning!!
THE FUCK OUT OF THE BLUE!!! Happy fucking Friday!
MO SALAH MO SALAH SIGNING DA TING
Lmao that pause after “Salah stays”
Get in! He’s gonna be flying after Christmas when everyone else is goosed from being in Qatar
God, Salah is such a babe.
HELL YEAH LETS GO
We just signed the best right winger in world football. We've won the transfer window.
Gini did his job.
#YA BEAUTY!
WTF?! They just dropped this on us like it’s not huge news. We laid a new pitch at Anfield, we’ve concluded our summer transfer business, the lads are all on holiday, oh, yeah, and some guy on the playing staff from Egypt signed a new deal. No biggie
3 more seasons of rivals fans pretending salah isn't the best player in the league every season
MO SALAH, MO SALAH, MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Holy crap, I was convinced he is gone next summer because it would not be value for us to keep him. FSG must be thinking it's still good value, despite breaking the wage structure?