Danny Murphy says Mohamed Salah is "still not appreciated enough" at Liverpool despite his incredible form this season.
The Egyptian has scored 25 goals in all competitions so far this term and is the current top goalscorer in the Premier League.
Salah's contract expires in 2023 and despite ongoing negotiations, he's yet to put pen to paper on a new contract and commit his future to the club.
Ex-Liverpool midfielder Murphy has suggested the 29-year-old is taken for granted at Anfield and hopes a new deal is eventually signed.
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“He breaks that many records and he consistently scores such wonderful goals and does so much good that you just kind of expect it,” he told talkSPORT. “That’s the biggest compliment I can give to him.
“He’s still not appreciated enough, he will be when he goes.
“To think the goals that he’s scored and the records that he’s breaking, none of them are from centre-forward positions.
“I just hope that he does sign because I don’t see a let up in his hunger and desire – the way he plays, his speed, his running off the ball, his desire to score goals – he doesn’t look like the type of character who would fall into any comfort zone as he gets double the money or whatever.
“You hear him talk and he says he wants to do this and wants to break that… we’ll wait and see but I hope we keep him.”
Salah himself opened up on the contract situation in an interview with GQ magazine last month and insisted he's not asking for 'crazy stuff'.
"I've been here for my fifth year now," he said. 'I know the club very well. I love the fans. The fans love me. But with the administration, they have been told the situation. It's in their hands."
