Mohamed Salah Signs New Liverpool Contract: A Look At His Impressive Career Statistics

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Mohamed Salah has committed his future to Liverpool by signing a new contract. This decision ends speculation about a potential move to the Saudi Pro League. His previous contract was due to expire soon, but he has now secured his place at Anfield. While Liverpool might lose Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid, they are reportedly nearing an agreement with Virgil van Dijk.

Salah is having an outstanding season, playing a crucial role in Liverpool's pursuit of the Premier League title under Arne Slot. The Egyptian forward has been with Liverpool since 2017, joining from Roma. Over eight years, he has become the club's third-highest scorer with 243 goals in 394 matches, trailing only Ian Rush and Roger Hunt.

This season, Salah leads the Premier League scoring charts with 27 goals and also tops the assists table with 17. His total of 44 goal involvements equals the record for a single player in a 38-game season, shared with Thierry Henry and Erling Haaland. With seven games left, Salah could surpass Andy Cole and Alan Shearer's single-season record of 47 goal involvements.

Salah's performance this season is remarkable as he averages 1.44 goal involvements per match, the highest in Premier League history for players with at least 1,000 minutes played. This new deal positions him to potentially become the player with the most goals and assists for one club in Premier League history.

Salah's contributions have been vital to Liverpool's success over the years. He played key roles in their Champions League and Premier League victories in consecutive seasons (2018-19 and 2019-20). In total, he has helped Liverpool secure eight trophies during his tenure.

In his debut Premier League season, Salah scored 32 goals and provided ten assists. He remains the only player to achieve over 40 goal involvements in two separate seasons. Despite a dip in form during the 2023-24 season when he scored just 18 league goals, Salah continues to break records.

Chasing Records

Salah aims to break more records before this season ends. He needs one more away assist to surpass Cesc Fabregas for most away assists in a single Premier League season. Additionally, another away goal would see him exceed Kevin Phillips' and Harry Kane's record of away goals in a single campaign.

Beyond domestic competitions, Salah has excelled across all tournaments this term. He has accumulated 54 goals and assists across all competitions, leading players from Europe's top five leagues by six.

Salah is also eyeing the record for most assists in a Premier League season. Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne currently hold this record with 20 each. All of Henry’s assists came from open play during his record-setting campaign.

The Egyptian forward’s recent dry spell means matching Haaland's single-season goal record of 36 might be challenging. However, favourable fixtures ahead provide an opportunity for Salah to close that gap.

Salah stands fifth on the all-time list for combined goals and assists in the Premier League with 270 contributions. Alan Shearer leads this list with 324 contributions; thus, Salah still has some distance to cover.