“We all have to accept that” - Jamie Carragher sends blunt message to Liverpool fans over Mohamed Salah contract saga 

Jamie Carragher has urged Liverpool fans to accept that Mohamed Salah will leave the club soon. He believes the Egyptian's contract issue could be down to the length, claiming that the club will go on without him.

Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher said Liverpool have survived after the departure of several legendary forwards. He acknowledged that Salah's exit would be a big miss for the club but does not think it is something that has not happened before at Anfield. Carragher said:

"It doesn't look like it right now, but at some stage in the very near future, Liverpool are going to be playing games without Mo Salah. Everybody is desperate for him to play for the next couple of seasons. He might want more - that might be the problem with the club. But right now people will say 'you can't afford to lose him' and all of the supporters will be saying exactly the same."

He added:

"They said that when Kevin Keegan left, Kenny Dalglish left, Ian Rush, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Luis Suarez and Fernando Torres - all of these great players of the past. Liverpool will miss Mo Salah whenever he leaves, whether that's at the end of the season or in a couple of years' time. But that's going to happen in the future and we all have to accept that."

Salah joined the Reds in 2017 and has registered 223 goals and 99 assists in 367 games for the club so far

What did Mohamed Salah say about his Liverpool contract status?

On Monday (November 25), a video emerged in which Mohamed Salah was talking about his contract situation at Liverpool. The Reds legend said the club are yet to offer him a new deal, hinting at him leaving the club in the summer rather than extending his stay.

He said (via GOAL):

"We are almost in December and I haven’t received any offers yet to stay in the club. I’m probably more out than in. You know I have been in the club for many years. There is no club like this. But in the end, it is not in my hands. As I said before, it is December and I haven’t received anything yet about my future. I love the fans. The fans love me. In the end, it is not in my hands or the fans’ hands. Let’s wait and see.”

The Reds also have the contracts of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk to take care of this season. All three players are in the final months of their deals and can hold talks with other clubs from January onwards.