Jurgen Klopp: New Mohamed Salah deal will take time

Salah is approaching the final 18 months of his current deal and talks have been ongoing for some time but the impasse appears to be the 29-year-old’s wage demands

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he and Mohamed Salah both want the players contract extension to be sorted (Martin Rickett/PA)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists everyone is clear on what they want from Mohamed Salah’s contract negotiations but the complexity of them means time will be needed.

The Egypt international is approaching the final 18 months of his current deal and talks have been ongoing for some time but the impasse appears to be the 29-year-old’s wage demands, reported to be in excess of £300,000, which would smash the club’s salary structure.