‘I spent 10 minutes with him…’ Gary Lineker reveals what Mo Salah said about Liverpool future as contract runs down

GARY LINEKER lifted the lid connected what Mo Salah told him astir his Liverpool future.

The Reds hero, 32, is retired of declaration astatine the extremity of the play - alongside Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Salah tin present negociate a pre-contract statement with a caller nine extracurricular of the UK.

He adjacent admitted earlier successful the play helium is "more retired than in" and that this is his "last year" astatine Anfield due to the fact that determination has been nary update connected an hold to his deal.

Liverpool fans are hopeless for a breakthrough to guarantee Salah stays aft 236 goals and 8 trophies successful seven-and-a-half years - including two astatine Bournemouth this weekend.

A determination to Saudi Arabia continues to beryllium connected the cards aft Al-Ittihad bid £170million for the guardant successful 2023.

And Salah's caller speech with Lineker volition person done small to alleviate supporters' fears.

The outgoing Match of the Day host discussed his chat with the Liverpool prima connected his The Rest Is Football podcast.

And it could hint that Salah is leaning towards an exit.

Lineker said: "He’s a beauteous guy. I spent 10 minutes with him erstwhile I went to sojourn Arne Slot [for a BBC interview]."

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Alan Shearer replied: "Did you not get it retired of him whether he’s staying oregon going oregon not?"

And Lineker added: "He asked me, 'How aged were you erstwhile you finished?'

"And I said, 'Well, English shot I finished erstwhile I was 32 and past I went to play successful Japan for a mates of years.'

"And helium went, 'Ah, you went for the wealth did you?'

"And I said, 'Well yea I accidental so.'

"And helium went, 'Yeah, I mightiness bash the same.' Then helium winked astatine the property feline that was there.

"It was conscionable a gag but helium has got that cheeky consciousness of humour has Mo."

But Salah's gag whitethorn person a hint of information successful it.

Saudi chiefs are inactive determined to lure the Arab world's top footballer to their mega-money league earlier helium hangs up his boots.

And they won't privation to hold immoderate longer to motion their latest marquee transportation - and travel successful the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo.

A whopping £65m payday for conscionable 2 seasons successful the godforsaken is perchance connected the cards to tempt Salah to the Saudi Pro League.

And Turki Alalshikh, who has masterminded Saudi Arabia’s effectual takeover of nonrecreational boxing, adjacent fuelled speculation a woody could get done.

He posted a mocked-up representation of the two-time African Footballer of the Year successful an Al-Hilal shirt.