Jürgen Klopp believes Mohamed Salah’s new contract will benefit Liverpool on the pitch with the forward having no distractions over his Anfield career.
Salah became the highest-paid player in Liverpool’s history last month when signing a new three-year contract worth about £350,000 a week.
Salah score 31 club goals last season despite his output declining after the Africa Cup of Nations.
Klopp said: “He is in really good shape and of course he is happy to be here.
Diogo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas, Curtis Jones, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Caoimhín Kelleher will also be absent, although Klopp insists Liverpool are unlikely to respond with a signing.
The agreement ended months of uncertainty over the 30-year-old’s future and gave “all of us a boost” according to the Liverpool manager.
“Mo had one of the most intense seasons ever, with the Africa Cup of Nations and all of our games.
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