Liverpool forward is arguably having his best season at Anfield. has got the very most out of the Egpytian and he just keeps on scoring and creating.

But, there is a . As it stands, he will only appear in a shirt for a maximum of nine more games because after that, his .

Will Salah sign? What has he ? This is what we know so far. On course for more records and in the middle of a season where he is putting down numbers akin to , it would be a huge boost for the Reds to see him tied down.

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It was way back in November, when , that Salah dropped the bombshell that at Anfield. But he wants to stay and negotiations are ongoing.

"We are almost in December and I haven't received any offers yet to stay in the club, [so] I'm probably more out than in," Salah said. "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. Of course [no offer is disappointing], yeah.

"I'm not going to retire soon so I'm just playing, focusing on the season and I'm trying to win the Premier League and hopefully the Champions League as well. I'm disappointed but we will see."

Whenever there is any kind of hint about Salah's future, Liverpool fans are desperate for news. It is for that reason that there was something of a social media storm regarding a picture of him being followed by a camera crew in the city.

Was it linked with an announcement about a new contract? In a word... no. It is understood that Salah for the club channels. That didn't stop speculation mounting, though, as desperation for a positive update grows.

The Egyptian is on course to win the Premier League Golden Boot — — and record the most assists in the top flight. He has 44 goal involvements this term and is of 47 in a Premier League season.

According to a claim from , the French outlet, Salah is "about to sign" an extension with Liverpool. It says that a two-year extension will be agreed, taking his total time on Merseyside to a decade, though no salary details "have been released".

Salah has made it absolutely clear that he wants to remain with Liverpool and there should be no doubt that the Reds need to keep him. Losing that volume of goals, when the team is set up around him, would be a nightmare.

Virgil van Dijk, of course, is in . Losing both at the same time would be a near-impossible task to replace the pair in one summer, even with an unlimited budget.

Quite simply, Liverpool cannot afford to lose a player who has scored more than half of its goals this season. Scoring and making decisive impacts in the final third is the most difficult thing to do on a soccer field and Salah does it regularly.

If Liverpool were to lose Salah as a focal point, it would need to sign at least two players to cover for the amount of goals that he scores. Upgrades at number nine and on either flank would be required to bridge the gap.

At the end of the season, Trent Alexander-Arnold is . Keeping Salah and Van Dijk is even more important in that scenario - which has always seemed the most likely.