30 Sep 2021 11:57:56
Just a fun debate, purely theoretical. Ignoring what you think would happen in the real world.

If selling Salah for big money meant we bought both Mbappe and Haaland, would you be for or against it?

Imo its close, and that exemplifies just how good Salah is.

1.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 12:24:04
I'd sell him, purely because ye'd be swapping a 29 year old for a 21 and 22 year old with great careers ahead of them. Saying that i hope Salah retires here.

2.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 12:25:31
Of course mate. What’ve they got like almost 10 years on Salah? No matter how good Mo is, You’d be snatching their hand off for just One of them.

3.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 12:32:08
No way, no way we should try selling Salah. Offer him contact and keep him until retirement. He is a club legend and icon and entered our all time top scores list. Why are people always trying to offload one of the best to ever put the Liverpool shirt on? I do not understand that. He is even getting better by the age, like a good old bottle of wine. Let him retire here.

For Mbappe I was a fan, and I was in hope he would sign. But by each day passing I would say no. His ego is not something I would like around our dressing room.

Haaland I have no personal view on his off the field type of person. On football aspect I would say yes.

But noone of those as a Salah replacement.

4.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 13:07:30
What if he doesn’t sign a contract and wants to go and play for, say, Real Madrid? Would you try and keep him for the last year of him running his contract or sell him?

5.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 13:25:27
Yes coz in just couple of yrs will need to replace him, so it's no brainer getting future ballon d'or winner in your team.

Klopp will snap your hands for that lol.

6.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 13:45:56
The way i see it is this: if you sell Salah to buy Haaland or Mbappe, you’re selling arguably the best player in the world at the moment, a consistently lethal goalscorer year after year, for someone who you can only hope will reach the same level. If Salah looked to be on a downward trend then there would be an argument, but as it stands he only seems to be getting better year after year and looks set to continue this trajectory well into his mid thirties. Replacing him with Mbappe or Haaland would be a huge and unnecessary gamble. It isn’t Football Manager, where you can just flog your best player before they turn 30 and buy a bright prospect who you know is going to get better and better until they max out at some unassailable rating. Real football is not that simple, we’ve seen that with Sancho this season; hyped up as some kind of footballing god but, as it turns out, he is only human and the Bundesliga/ Ligue 1 are barely even comparable to the Premier League.

Salah stays, no matter what. Incredible player, professional and human being. A footballing icon, both for Liverpool supporters and globally. Absolutely no signs of him slowing down anytime soon, only seems to get better. The best player in the world right now. The talisman. Easy for me to say but i really do think it is a case of just pay him what he wants and work out the rest later. I can’t see any argument made to sell Salah holding water.

7.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 14:07:00
It’s a no brainier! Of course we would swap. 2 for 1 player and the age difference it’s a steal.

8.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 14:49:19
It is a different story if he doesn't want to sign. But trying to offload him on a daily basis is something I will never understand.

If he is to sign let him retire here. We have to respect everything he gave us and we have to give him what he wants now, of course if it manageable, but suggesting every second post to sell him is huge disrespect to the lad.

I will never understand why is he so underrated and underapriciated from fans.

9.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 15:02:37
Although it's a football fan site, and we're discouraged from discussing the business or financial side of things, I wouldn't be able to decide without looking at the business side of things. And from that perspective, I wouldn't want to give up Salah for either Mbappe or Haaland. Salah is a proven goalscorer and will continue for at least another 3-5 years. This is based on past history with us of 5 years. Mbappe and Haaland are younger, and proven goalscorers too, although not with us. I learned my lesson with Keita, so past performance elsewhere is no longer guarantee of anything for me. But for argument's sake, let's say all 3 are at the same high level of goalscoring production. So the deciding factor becomes the business side. Over the next 5 years, I think Salah can be made happy at 400k per week, with no new purchase price to be paid. Whereas, Mbappe and Haaland will first have to be bought at over 100 million minimum, and then paid anywhere from 600k to 800k per week. So that's what I think.

10.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 15:41:30
Sorry to be a bore but even if you sold Salah and bought Haaland and Mbappe with the Salah money I think the wage demands of them 2 new players would absolutely kill the club, there is no way we could sustain that level without making cutbacks elsewhere.

11.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 15:41:53
Think Mbappe is Real Madrid bound and Harland will be too expensive a package with agents fees etc.

We should maybe look to get Bellingham then our midfield will be sorted out for now and for the next 5 years or more with Harvey and Curtis in there to supplement Hendo and Fabs.

12.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 18:39:07
"Ignoring what you think would happen in the real world"

Yes, I would 100% sell Salah, purely based on age, no more.

13.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 19:35:24
Salah is an anomaly. Wide forward producing the numbers he does. I think we should tie him down and keep him because I feel he could produce until 35/ 36. However, in a fantasy world I would swap for both Mbappe and Haaland based on age. Haaland I feel has the potential to reach Ronaldo/ Messi numbers, in terms of consistency over a decade. The boy has it all but that is potential and Salah is actually doing it as we speak.

14.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 19:52:16
I don’t want to p. on anyones chips here, but even if we sold Salah, we’d still not be able to afford either if Mbappe or Haaland. They will never ever play for us.

15.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 20:11:20
I know we say we believe Salah could still produce the goods at 35/ 36 but on the grand scheme of things that doesn’t really happen a lot. Off the top of my head I can only think of Messi and Ronaldo who are or have been in their mid 30’s and are still producing consistently at the top end. But even if we can name another 10 who have then that’s still probably 000.01% of professional footballers. Don’t get me wrong Salah looks like an absolute machine but we have no idea how his muscle, cells, cns etc are going to be in a few years.

I know we have Milner but he plays what 10-20 games a season. If we were to tie Salah to a 500k a week long term contract that’s a lot of wages to pay out for a bit part player.

16.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 21:32:02
JK23, Salah might produce until 35/ 36 he might start a decline next season. It’s all a guessing game and unfortunately I or the rest of us don’t have a crystal ball. Same with saying Haaland might go on to match the scoring records of the likes of Ronaldo and Messi or he might peak and decline early on in his career, who knows. That’s why we have thoughts and opinions and with the future it’s all speculation at the end of the day.

17.) 30 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 22:53:21
Might be on my own here but can i substiute Mbappe for Chiesa. i don't know what it is, and before anyone says - no its not because of the Euros - but i think Chiesa would be a better fit, if we were to lose Salah.

18.) 01 Oct 2021
30 Sep 2021 23:35:38
Alonso mate isn't Haaland already producing Ronaldo or Messi stats despite being very young in he's career? Thought he had something like 43 goals in 46 matches? Tho.

19.) 01 Oct 2021
01 Oct 2021 07:17:41
Alonso that was my exact same point mate 👍. Same with Klopp. We need to enjoy him and the players whilst we can because nothing lasts forever.

20.) 01 Oct 2021
01 Oct 2021 12:40:25
I'd sell him as we clearly aren't going to pay him what he wants and we can't lose him on a free as we have with Can and Gini, which just didn't make any sense at all, we need the money he generates to bring in someone else, we have replaced Legends before and we will continue too, ideally he gets paid what he is clearly worth as he is a monster.

21.) 01 Oct 2021
01 Oct 2021 19:35:25
Don’t know why it bothers me, but why does Lewandowski never get mentioned in these “top players” discussions. His goal scoring record is phenomenal in a good not great Bayern team. The mans incredible!