PREMIER - Salah's new contract could cause Liverpool major problem

Michael Owen has warned Mohamed Salah new contract could cause major problems in the Liverpool dressing room. The ex-England striker warned his former club to avoid making the same mistakes as Arsenal when tying stars down with big contracts.

The Egyptian superstar has been locked in contract talks with Liverpool since the summer but terms are yet to be agreed with his current deal set to end within two years.

Owen, though, has warned Liverpool to not give the striker ‘what he wants’ and pointed to Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as an example of what can go wrong when it upsets other stars in the dressing room.

On BT Sport, following Liverpool’s comeback win over AC Milan, Owen said:

“I’m guessing his deal is more complicated than the others as he’s the main goal scorer and the big earner. I imagine his is the most complicated as it will probably be his last big contract. From the club’s point of view, I know everyone says, “give him what he wants”. But fans don’t actually want that.

You need structure. If you give Salah double what Van Dijk’s on, suddenly there could be a problem in the camp. We’ve seen lots of instances like that over the years, at Arsenal in the main. Aubameyang was just given what he wanted and now look…"