Sadio Mane: According to 90min, Liverpool has informed Mane's agent that a new contract offer will have to wait until the summer.Mane's Liverpool contract expires in 2023, and the Champions League finalists have yet to offer him a new contract. However, an offer is anticipated to arrive in the coming months once Liverpool's season ends. The club is aiming for a quadruple, which would be a first.
Sadio Mane's contract position is similar to that of teammate Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, who is also out of contract in 2023, though their demands are different. Salah is striving to become the club's highest-paid player, and his current status is far more precarious.Mane's demands aren't as harsh as Salah's, but he does want a raise in his current pay.According to 90 minutes, Mane's agent requested a deal last year that would place him ahead of Virgil van Dijk, the club's highest-paid player. The Dutchman's weekly salary is currently over £220,000, but with annual raises, he will soon be close to £250,000.
Mane is said to be seeking a fee of between £250,000 and £300,000, making him the highest-paid player in the current squad.
The club's owners, Fenway Sports Group, have so far refused to meet Salah's requests, and it's unclear how far they'll go to negotiate with Mane.FSG bought Luis Diaz from Porto in January, and the Colombian has made an immediate impact. Following Jurgen Klopp's contract extension until 2026 last week, the club's ownership now believes he can lead the squad into the future, although this might mean the team moves forward without either Mane or Salah - or both.
Klopp wants Salah and Mane to stay for the long haul, but he's leaving the negotiations to FSG and those in higher positions.
According to insiders, Mane does not want to leave Liverpool, but with just over a year left on his contract, other possibilities may need to be considered ahead of time. If the Liverpool offer isn't what he's looking for, he could look into other options.
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