Give Mo his dough? – In Liverpool’s game of contract chess, the magical Mohamed Salah has them in checkmate

If delaying and running the clock down formed part of Liverpool’s negotiating strategy, the problem they have is that, with every game, Mohamed Salah further strengthens his hand in contract talks. There can be a reason to wait before committing to a player in his thirties, to see if there is evidence of decline. Not when the player is Salah.