Here is your Liverpool morning digest for Sunday, March 6.
FSG sent blunt Mohamed Salah contract message
Liverpool chiefs have been told it would be 'the biggest disgrace ever' should they not offer Mohamed Salah the contract he deserves.
Salah has been in fine form for Liverpool this season, scoring 27 times in 32 appearances in all competitions for Jurgen Klopp's side.
The ECHO understands that negotiations are ongoing between the forward's representatives and the club, with Salah in the final two years of his current deal that was signed in 2018.
Liverpool are keen to reward Salah for his continued outstanding contribution since arriving from Roma for £43.9million in the summer of 2017.
The Reds have extended the contracts of several players in recent months, but Salah is yet to put pen-to-paper on a new deal unlike many of his team-mates.
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And speaking back in January on his Liverpool future, Salah revealed he is not asking for 'crazy stuff' and claimed his Anfield future is no longer in his own hands.
“I want to stay, but it's not in my hands. It's in their hands. They know what I want. I'm not asking for crazy stuff," the forward told GQ magazine.
“The thing is, when you ask for something and they show you they can give you something, they should. Because they appreciate what you did for the club. I’ve been here for my fifth year now.
"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.”
And former Sheffield United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, speaking to Football Insider, believes the longer there is a stalemate the more Liverpool supporters should be concerned.
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Liverpool and FSG target major £50m deal
Liverpool will look to surpass Manchester United in one key area next year as the Old Trafford side continues to see the implications of a lack of success on the field and a continued financial hangover from the pandemic, writes Dave Powell.
Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) back in 2012, United's share price closed at its lowest figure in the past decade at $12.34 a share on Friday having hit a low of $12.16 during trading - it's second lowest figure in a decade.
The share price has plummeted by 40 per cent since September, a decline that was accelerated in recent days following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the club's sponsorship agreement with Russian airline Aeroflot, which has now been terminated.
The continued noise in recent days over another European Super League plot that could manifest soon has also added to the uncertainty surrounding the club.
Back in October, with the share price far higher, members of the club's Glazer family ownership, Edward and Kevin Glazer, sold 9.5m Class A shares with a value of £137m.
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United did not receive any proceeds from the sale of those shares, which would have been worth £20m less on Friday than they were at the time of the sale.
As a Plc, United post quarterly updates on their financial performance, with the latest update from Old Trafford showing that net debt stood at £494.8m on 31 December 2021, up from £455.5m at the end of the previous year.
Sponsorship revenue fell by £2.6m, although overall revenue grew by 7.3 per cent for the three months, standing at £185.4m.
It is the commercial revenues where Liverpool are looking to close the gap on Manchester United.
For so long United had been the commercial powerhouse of the Premier League, tapping into their global appeal under former executive vice chairman Ed Woodward, who has now been replaced by Richard Arnold as of the beginning of February.
But while their commercial appeal remains strong, the continued lack of success on the pitch and lack of value for money in the transfer market has allowed others to make ground.
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