Mohamed Salah has signed a new three-year contract with Liverpool that will keep him at Anfield until 2025.
The deal is worth a reported £350,000 per week, perThe Times, making him the highest earner in the club’s history.
Already, 30 years old, the lucrative deal will take him well past his peak playing years.... or will it?
The forward has won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Fifa Club World Cup and Uefa Super Cup during his time at Anfield.
He’s scored 156 goals in 254 appearances during his five years with Liverpool and has won three Premier League Golden Boots.
Will he really slow down as moves into the veteran stage of his career or will he follow in the footsteps of these nine legends who got even better in their thirties.
1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Still playing at 40, the Swedish striker has just won the Serie A title (his fifth) with AC Milan. Since turning 30 in 2012, he’s won five championship titles in Europe’s top leagues, along with a host of cups, including the Europa League and English League Cup.
2. Luka Modric
Luka Modric At 36, the Croatian remains the beating heart of the Real Madrid midfield that bested Liverpool in this year’s Champions League final, and 2018. He’s added another two and three La Liga titles since hitting 30. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
What more can you say about Ronaldo? At the age of 37 and in a dire Manchester United side last season he still managed to score 24 goals. He’s won it all with Real Madrid and Juventus in his latter years. (Photo by ISABELLA BONOTTO/AFP via Getty Images)
4. Lionel Messi
A hero at Barcelona and still playing at PSG, Messi turned 30 in 2017. He’s won the Ballon d’Or twice since then (seven in total). Enough said. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)