Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour believes Mohamed Salah is deserving of £400,000 a week from Liverpool.
Salah has been at his best so far this season, scoring magical solo goals against Watford and Manchester City as well as a hat-trick at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
With his contract expiring in the summer of 2023, the club are keen to extend his deal as to not let him enter the final year of his contract.
Every man of the match performance from the Egyptian sees his stock soar and Parlour believes his current value in terms of wages means his representatives have the upper hand in negotiations with the club.
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“He's been unbelievable, frightening with how he's played this season, the goals he's scored," Parlour told talkSPORT (h/t Daily Mail ): "He's done it at the right time because now he can demand what he wants really with his new contract.
"I'm sure his representatives are saying to Liverpool: 'Wait a minute, he deserves £400,000-a-week.'
"If you're Liverpool owners, yeah he does deserve it because what he's done on that field has been absolutely brilliant.”
Manager Jurgen Klopp has was asked about Salah's future and made his position on addressing it clear.
“I speak to players constantly but it is not the right thing for a manager to speak to players about contracts,” he said.
"You need someone in between. For the player that is the agent, for the club it is the sporting director.
“When a player is very important for you and you say: 'You can have this or that' and he doesn’t want to hear it and says: 'I think I'm worth more than that!’...this conversation shouldn't happen with the person who is responsible for football things.”
Salah currently leads the Premier League goalscoring charts with 10 goals and has seven assists to his name as well.
