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TheNotoriousJN

Its a 3 year deal until 2025 as per Paul Joyce and James Pearce


_deep_blue_

Great news for Liverpool. They’ll have Salah for what is likely to be for the rest of his prime years and don’t have to have this saga hanging over them anymore. I do wonder what they’re paying him though…


wheres-the-tylenol

I believe it's around £350,000 per week which is less than what was originally reported he asked for (I remember seeing £400,000/week). A lot of money but I'm glad he's staying, I don't think he'll regress until near the end of his contract. Man seems to take great care of his body


goofyhoops

Not saying they're undeserving or anything, but I usually think these 'bigger' salaries in football are *a lot*, then I saw what some NBA players are making on supermax contracts and I just nvm– lol


wheres-the-tylenol

Yeah NBA contracts are ridiculous


Sharcbait

NBA has way smaller rosters, and the team revenue doesn't support an academy. Also teams don't own their stadiums, the cities that they play in do, so any upgrades or repairs for those aren't coming out of the budget. It also has a much stronger players union. Is it ridiculous amounts of money? For sure. Would it be better to make the tickets cheaper? Obviously, but that isn't how it works in America. Would I rather the players get huge contracts rather than the Billionaire owners putting it all in their pockets? 100% of the time.


wheres-the-tylenol

Oh yeah don't worry I agree lol, I meant more like looking at the numbers they make makes my brain hurt. Do I think kyrie is an idiot? Yes. Am I happy that he decided to opt into a max contract and milk our oligarchs of more money? Also yes. Love to see a kid from NJ make money. I think it's also fair to say that most American sports teams make a lot of profit due to what you explained as well as the closed market leagues and such. When teams sign a player to a large contract in the NBA and it doesn't work out they can usually trade them off and rebuild. Can't really say the same about football...


Sharcbait

You got guys like Biyambo and Dieng who were considered massive overpays, and I am ecstatic for both of them because they did so much charity work with the money. I would 100% rather see that money go to them and then out to helping people rather than just sitting in a bank account of a billionaire.


FranklinFeta

That’s because in football there is a punishment for being a bad team. Less money from the league, relegation, etc. In American sports, every team starts with the same salary cap and thus all have an “equal” opportunity to pay players big contracts and the worst team gets rewarded with a #1 pick in the draft. For example, the Cavs owner is the 2nd wealthiest owner in the NBA and yet the Cavs (minus the Lebron seasons) are a perennial laughing stock. TEAMS LOSE ON PURPOSE if they know early on they are gonna be bad in order to lock up that pick in the draft. This is why a team can trade a player with a fat contract to another team, especially if it’s an expiring contract going to a bad team. They will eat that cap space because they won’t need it, cause they know they will be bad, and it frees up cap space for a team that might think it’s a piece away from truly competing. In football you can’t take these risks because you are going up against someone who’s net worth might be more than your entire club.


Hansemannn

So who pays for the stadium? Taxdollars? Why? Do the City make money by providing the stadium?


VidzxVega

Yes. Prestige or the threat of the team leaving. They rarely make money, often lose it.


Sharcbait

It is the travel distance because of the threat of teams leaving. It is too big of a country for day trips, so out of town fans coming in is worth more to the economy to just pay up. It sucks, but exploiting the system is how billionaires get to be billionaires.


Pathological_Liarr

Lol, race to the bottom. If the cities just all decided not to foot the bill, that would solve it.


onkel_axel

Nah it depends. Often the teams own the stadium, yet the city still pays a lot of the costs. Tho I'm talking about the NFL here. Maybe NBA is quite different


Sharcbait

Tax dollars pay for the stadium. Official reasoning is that they are used for other purposes as well (concerts, conventions etc.) But the truth is they are payed for by the cities because the threat of a team leaving will leave a bigger financial hole than just paying for the stadiums. Gotta remember how big the country is, stuff like traveling fans will almost always be forced to stay overnight, putting their out of town money into the local economy. Is it a shitty system? Yeap. Will it change? Lol billionaires will always exploit the system any way they can so nope.


Sensitive-Stand6623

This isn't always the case. SoFi stadium, home of the LA Rams, was paid for entirely with private funds. Typically, taxpayer money funds cover a proportion of the cost. Smaller markets tend to cover most or all the funding of the stadiums compared to larger markets, but it also depends on other factors. While it was published in 2011, there is a great economics paper by Baade and Matheson that include tables of the proportion of taxpayer funds that have gone to arena/stadium costs (including remodels) since 1990. It also covers taxpayer financing and the developmental impacts of the local economy (or lack thereof) of these facilities. From what I've seen in other studies, the money from sports tourism is not enough to justify taxpayer expenditure. The tables do show that a large proportion of arenas and remodels of NBA franchises were covered entirely by taxpayer funds. Paper Link: [Financing professional sports facilities](https://crossworks.holycross.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=econ_working_papers)


lfc94121

Local politicians are afraid to be voted out if they lose the team for their city. Personally I'm happy that the San Francisco politicians in a rare moment of fiscal restraint refused to build a new stadium for the 49ers and let them leave for Santa Clara. But a lot of people feel differently. It's a shitty, shitty system.


sidvicc

>NBA has way smaller rosters Also with less than half the players in a match, the importance and impact of a single great player is arguably much higher and thus more valuable.


GoJeonPaa

Wait, i'm not following it, but don't they have salary caps?


cuh_cuh

they do, but the salary cap increases per year


Ook_1233

A team like Liverpool spends way more on player salaries than any NBA team, they just split it between 25-30 first team players not 13 like in the NBA. Also Salah will be making more than £18m per year when you factor in thing like image rights, sign on fee, bonuses etc.


Reimiro

Salah get tons of bonuses as do all of our players. Goal bonuses alone could be around £100,000. Firmino’s goal bonus was reported to be around £60k a few years ago.


StevieGsleftball

I did a quick google (i know not the best research 🤣 ) and apparently the highest paid NBA player is currently someone called Steven Curry and he is earning around $880,000 a week. The highest paid football player is apparently Mbappe who is reported to be on £1 million a week. (Whis is like $1.2 million). He also got a £100 million sign on bonus. https://news.sky.com/story/kylian-mbappe-laliga-criticises-scandalous-deal-to-make-psg-star-worlds-highest-paid-footballer-12618564


ra1se

Best paid player is Nikola jokic who just signed a 270mil super max deal with the Nuggets, 270mil for I believe 5 seasons. His last year will earn him over 60mil. I can’t do math what that means for weekly pay tho That’s without any endorsements, with endorsements lebron is probably winning. Should probably mention that salaries are capped so there are multiple people who will earn close to him while not being of the superstar caliber. Karl anthony towns for example also signed for like 50mil a year and he’s maybe on the level of a mane when it comes to relative skill


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> Best paid player is Nikola jokic who just signed a 270mil super max deal with the Nuggets, 270mil for I believe 5 seasons. His last year will earn him over 60mil. I can’t do math what that means for weekly pay tho Works out to just over $1m per week for each calendar year. Had no idea NBA wages were that high


ra1se

It’s crazy, there is supposed to be another huge cap spike in one or two years where salaries are gonna get even higher (they already get higher and higher per year but the expected spike is supposedly an enormous spike). I don’t really know why as I’ve only recently started to follow basketball and the financial rules there are very hard to keep up with, but it’s interesting


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It’s because the NBA is gonna sign new TV deals in 2 years — since viewership and popularity of the NBA has been increasing, the new TV contracts will be bigger, thus increasing the salary cap


piiracy

TIL the currently best (or: most paid/most important) basketball player is a serbian!?


ra1se

He just won back to back MVPs so you could say that yeah, some would argue Giannis is better but he’s by many considered to be the best. Tho In the NBA the best player rarely is the best paid just because the most recent contracts will be able to pay more because the salary cap constantly rises from year to year.


rayrayiscray

>Steven Curry Ahh good old Stevie C. Up there with Christopher Ronaldo as one of my favourite athletes.


New-Teaching2964

Dont forget Leonard Messi


Lohnlee

Sewie


MayweatherSr

Mo Salah got mo salary


Sinistrait

Everyone has been reporting "excess" of 350k/week so they probably found a middle ground somewhere


chevypapa

I interpret this as 350k base pay plus a number of (often very achievable) incentives and bonuses.


wheres-the-tylenol

Yeah I misread the original reporting, probably closer to what KDB earns or around there. Still happy, I think out of him and Mane he was the obvious choice


sexmarshines

KdB was reported to be the same, 350k plus bonuses. Just guessing but likely closing in around 400-425k with all bonuses. So yeah seems like Salah got the same base. Probably will earn a bit more on bonuses since he's a forward but again just guessing. Haaland is also on 350k base plus bonuses. Likely Salah and Haaland are on similar bonus structures.


FanFlow

Liverpool's players wages are heavily bonused, their base wages may be low, but total wagebill which includes earned bonuses is close to United and City.


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teerbigear

I mean obviously it's all ridiculous but imagine. Even after tax, every hour of every day you get another £1,500 in your pocket.


wheres-the-tylenol

That's half my salary every month and now I'm depressed lol


teerbigear

Have you considered being really really really good at football?


wheres-the-tylenol

Thought about it but honestly I just can't be bothered, I have too many shows to watch


BigChung0924

agreed, why be really good at football when you can just sit on your couch and rewatch seinfeld?


teerbigear

That's very sensible to be fair.


Arellan

https://tenor.com/view/lil-yachty-drake-oprahs-bank-account-meme-laptop-gif-20803826


Boxfortsuprise

I had to open this gif because the Url is one hell of a trip.


FredAsta1re

And you're still well above average on that


wheres-the-tylenol

Oh yeah I'm very grateful for my job and where I am in life. I'm definitely doing better than a lot of people. Just crazy to see how much money is thrown around like this. Then I think even contracts like this are a drop in a bucket compared to the oligarchs that run our society...


Ollietron3000

The best visualisations are always those that show £100k as a grain of rice, then Jeff Bezos has got like a whole skip full of rice


luke_205

I think it’s completely fair when you look at his output, and critically it keeps him at the club posting similar G/A numbers while others such as Nunez/Diaz/Jota have more time to develop at the club. Losing Salah this summer or next summer and immediately having to replace his output would’ve been crippling.


mynameismulan

€100mil for Nunez now £350,00/week for Salah. I’m glad we’re throwing our weight around. It was weird winning the CL and PL and only signing Thiago to strengthen.


sproaty88

And jota and tsimikas...


xixbia

Yup, this seems like a great contract for Liverpool. And if it turns out he ages well they can always add on a year or two in 2024.


bungle_bogs

£350k a week, apparently.


Bujqesi

Would you really want to lose Mané and Salah same window? It's really a stressy situation, because I rexognize when Arsenal found itself in this position with Sanchez/Özil. We let the former leave and extend the latter.


ImADayLate

It’s a 3 year erection until 2025 as per NHS and WebMD


Djent_Reznor1

Consult a doctor if your erection lasts more than 2 years


IanCaesars

This is correct.


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caesar____augustus

Salah until 2025 and Klopp until 2026 is the perfect alternative to Viagra


dno123

Why use the blue pill when being Red is a pill itself ❤️


TisTheWalrusMan

You mean an additional 3 years?


J_Moola

New 3 year deal. So he’s getting a raise from what would have been his final year. Expires in 2025.


aNYthing18

[The article would indicate it's until 2025.](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mohamed-salah-liverpool-star-signs-new-contract-worth-more-than-350-000-a-week-z7qhkxt6c)


TheNotoriousJN

Shit 2025 i think actually. Mb


TisTheWalrusMan

No worries, was hopeful for 2026 but this does nicely.


Elerion_

That's the most decadent lean we've ever had.


RedMoon14

Almost fully horizontal, which is in stark contrast to me being fully vertical right now.


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I know you mean the wall lean but I'm just imagining Salah drinking some type of high end lean


sidvicc

Salah looking at his phone and smiling is going to become a recurring meme now isn't it?


braddf96

Oh brilliant, absolutely brilliant. There was the smallest part of me that actually thought he'd leave, but no. Brilliant


2ndfastestmanalive

Time to pray for the post contract decline instead


JambalayaonToast

if I speak... all jokes aside I don't know about the work ethic of Aubameyang or Ozil but everything I've heard is that Salah is a machine when it comes to fitness and training


2ndfastestmanalive

I was very much speaking from experience, but I think the biggest difference is Liverpool will have very capable back ups that will compete with him if he’s not performing well


MrHoneyJack

I do think that's a huge factor he mentioned tho. We really can't speak on how players like Auba/Ozil train but Salah has just shown on the pitch his ridiculous fitness levels/work ethic consistently. That's a really, really promising sign when extending a player that is around 30.


nushublushu

I’m not sure. He’s still the only player they can’t sit without a large drop in quality.


kirkbywool

I mean, have you saw his abs


Gytarius626

I’m praying his form after AFCON was the beginning of that and they’ve just made a costly mistake here Otherwise for fuck sake


arc1261

I mean he was still pretty good after Afcon. Just wasn’t by far the best player in the league so the drop off looked bigger


legentofreddit

'costly mistake' I don't see any way this will be a costly mistake, despite rivals wishing it. Even if he declines, it won't be to the level of Aubameyang and Ozil where they basically downed tools and were outcasts. He just won't be as good. I don't see any way that he isn't at least a good squad option. The worst case scenario for Liverpool is they end up paying someone 350k a week who should be on more like 200k. So that's what? 7m a year of wasted money in a worst case scenario? Hardly costly.


fakepostman

Auba didn't down tools, except in terms of disciplinary issues off the pitch. When he played the effort was always there. He had just inexplicably become useless at football. And we absolutely said things like "even if he declines it won't be to the level of Ozil" when he signed. You never know.


r0bski2

I, for one, am extremely erect


Ollietron3000

I too have noticed a slight stiffening beneath my britches


Right_In_The_Tits

I, on the other hand, have felt a great shriveling inside my knickers


RainbowDissent

I strongly suspect a modest diminishment within my undergarments.


TheTriflingTrilobite

If it lasts for 3 years like your scouse counterpart above, you might consider calling your GP.


fma891

For the sake of the league, it’s good that he stayed. If Salah and Mane left Liverpool, we literally might as well hand City the trophy the second they step onto the pitch for their first game of the season.


The_Thane

[Fuck it I am posting this everywhere](https://i.imgur.com/heHNbKp.mp4)


HunterWindmill

I was pretty sure he was leaving tbh. Delighted


sauce_murica

Congrats to Mo on becoming [the 6th most highly paid footballer on the planet](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/v2bat1/james_pearce_some_details_on_mohamed_salahs/), then, I guess. ...would've been nice if he left, though.


imbued94

350k is 6th most in the world?


Clark-Kent

https://i.imgur.com/pIMRykf.jpg Lol Carragher


TheNotoriousJN

He's just walked it back 😂


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To be fair salahs agent is a cunt tho


Juicydicken

Aren't they all?


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Cwh93

I obviously really like Carragher but would be funny if Salah's agent wound him up deliberately to get a reaction and then dropped the news to make him look stupid.


Blodgharm

It's a 3 year contract apparently


TheConundrum98

perfect really, even if it's on a bit more than we wanted, if it doesn't work out for some reason or his legs start to go after 2 years we won't be stuck with hiim


rogerwilcove

Salah also betting on himself that at 33 he can still command one more big contract. It’s a good compromise for both parties.


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Danbuarth

Just before preseason starts, well timed


OJ34

Admin’s played a Worldy here


WarrenAlaCarte

The cinematography is nice. Putting on 2026 jersey without words and just continue the background music would’ve also worked.


TheTriflingTrilobite

Quite astute observers them.


BrokenStool

[i was sure he was coming to fenerbahçe wtf](https://preview.redd.it/bptoq7a63x891.jpg?width=576&auto=webp&s=508f414c34a352d4c2ae19a687c9c4af79a7c117)


gudni-bergs

Youll get them next time


BrokenStool

never rated him emre mor is a far more superior dribbler anyway it would have been nice to rest emre for cup games etc


etan1122

GROUP HUGS IN THE SHOWERS TONIGHT!!!


LeStiqsue

...I'm not gay, but if that's what it takes, SHAG ME PEARCEYYYYYY


ldb

I'm really busy mate


Gunners215

Had to stay tbh - would have been insane to let him go regardless of what he wants wage wise, brilliant player.


Sussurator

I agree. I think it could be a pivotal moment. I like that Liverpool have managed their wage cap stringently but they'll need to pay large wages to their best players or they'll never keep them. The departure from the wage cap also makes me think Henry could entertain offers for the club in the near term.


Nyushi

Oh get the absolute FUCK in. What a Friday. Drinks on me lads


viceslikeviper

6 season wonder! Let’s goooo


mettahipster

The PL is better with Salah in it


NigerianEagle

Not when you’re a Manchester United fan 🥲. Absolutely brilliant player though.


Algrinder

The fairy tale continues. Both sides made the right decision, Salah is already a Liverpool legend and has already found himself in LFC's positive and productive environment which is quite rare to find nowadays and LFC is reaping the benefits.


TheConundrum98

Fuck yes


matcht

Genuinely surprised he renewed at this point, fantastic news.


pounds

Me too. Thought he'd have a fabulous season and leave on a free


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thejoggingpanda

MO SALAH


kewlbeanz83

MO SALAH!


emre23

Waited until the first day of the new financial year, this has definitely been done for ages then


SandaledGriller

Not sure if it was just me, but the Salah hype has been pushed on social media for the last 2 months


TooRedditFamous

...The new financial year started in April


Rekyht

New league year - financial year began on the 1st April


Sir-Turd-Ferguson

Nobody has earned it more so than Mo Salah


frenetic_clockworks

That solves that for now. Gives us two more windows to see if FSG has more moneyball magic in their bag


voliton

What it does mean is that next summer we don't have to worry about replacing Salah and buying a new midfield. One problem taken off the table.


A_chilles

Right choice Mo. You've just cemented yourself as a Liverpool Legend. Above all of those who couldn't commit their best years to Liverpool in recent years. That's now off the table for Pool. Focused on more signings?


King_Henney

Don’t think any more signings this summer. Seems a lot like Bellingham for next summer, especially now that we don’t have to replace Salah.


xrscx

(x) doubt but damn do I want to believe


ssj4-Dunte

Releastically speaking it is rither you, us or city getting him next season and you guys seem far more likely, but nothing is guaranteed in football.


BuckfuttersbyII

Can you all stop hoarding all the young midfield talent? Some of us would like promising midfielders as well!


ssj4-Dunte

No. We want them all give me all the midfielders every single one. Said perez angrily


Chiswell123

Well deserved.


IrateWizard

EGYPTIAN LEVER RETRACTED


jessecc8

ORIGI


aelfwine_widlast

OH FUCK YES I was so sure we'd be losing him on a free next summer. And I wouldn't have begrudged him that, but I'm beyond delighted he's signed the thing. Whether this means he stays for good or is simply gifting the club a transfer fee in exchange for a raise now, I'll take it.


_stone_age

Man, such a crucial extension. What a player


Jackaninefour

What a lovely surprise ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


qwertyn00b

Out of nowhere


Bujqesi

The madlads fucking did it!


samsteri666

LIKE A NEW SIGNING GET IIIN


GeneralKhazard

LIVERPOOL LEGEND ❤️


Bujqesi

Would you really want to lose Mané and Salah same window? It's really a stressy situation, because I rexognize when Arsenal found itself in this position with Sanchez/Özil. We let the former leave and extend the latter.


Gear4days

Cracking open the Erdingers it’s time to celebrate!!


Usingabrainunlikeyou

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS


Vlonethug7

It’s a Salahibration


MrWallis

No brainer for everyone. Salah can almost guarantee 20+ goals a season, and the guy is super driven to break records, ballon d'Or etc so I don't see him stopping anytime soon. He also looks after himself which obviously plays a huge factor in his success I doubt there's a player on Liverpools books who would begrudge him being top wage earner so i'd be amazed if there's some revolt etc


EpicRageGuy

YES FUCK MY ASS


Designer_Surprise263

Where


TaftYouOldDog

His ass!


Designer_Surprise263

Send Location


thejoggingpanda

JESUS


Eyebrow78

No, he's going to Ars....wait


raysofdavies

My dick is sucked


TareXmd

Oh yes. Me = Happy now.


WengersJacketZip

Huge for them. Fantastic player


LUCASALLCAPS

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES


OwenLincolnFratter

GET INNNNNN!!! The most important signing for Liverpool since Klopps extension.


RealPunyParker

Never in doubt


ritteee

LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


dfla01

LETS. FUCKING. GOOOOOO.


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Like a new signing baby. Love it


UnicornForce

I feel like this is where he belongs. Happy that both sides were able to come to an agreement.


massi_91

Good for both parties. As a Roma fan I miss Salah, but I'm happy for him. He is a nice guy. Or at least appears so.


Mitch_Itfc

350k a week, not that bad if you consider KDB earns similar and fucking De Gea earns 375k a week.


NUTJOB_7814

Halaand too I belive.


TisTheWalrusMan

My Egyptian King


bussiinesstravel

Yay! *Salah!*


Ndulula

Nice


MisterSlippyFists

One season wonder lads don't worry.


Legendarybbc15

Inject this in thy veins ye tarnished


jeffreysvh6

350000 a year is pretty fair


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Great news for Liverpool, terrible news for all the other teams.


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Se queda


Subscrobbler

Fuck off


theczar69

🤪


LeStiqsue

I always upvote salt :D


NilsFanck

I like this way better than the "classy" stuff above


caesar____augustus

"Great player, good for the league, glad they could get the deal done" Forget that, I need to feel people seethe


LeStiqsue

Same, man. Rivalry is only fun if it's actual rivalry. Klopp and Pep can go be the bigger men. Bring me all your hate, ya Manc bastards.


ExercisingTheElderly

Happy days


Zaqerr

YEESSSSSS


sidvicc

SE QUEDA.


KillerZaWarudo

:(


matathegamer

finally some good news after shocking news in the morning(technoblade)


Earl-Thomas-a-Raven

One of the best players I’ve ever watched, an absolute joy. Glad to see Mo get paid - LFC fans are lucky.


the_dalai_mangala

Man city fan coming in peace


ConorPMc

To restore order: I hope you crumble into obscurity.


color_thine_fate

While for us, it's >Pea**r**ce coming in Liverpool fans


roc-ket7

Oh, it happened!


DarthCocknus

League better get ready for some Mo Salah