Mo Salah motivations made clear as experts ponder Liverpool star’s future

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But, Salah responded in the best possible way by opening the scoring at Anfield on Saturday night in the win over Aston Villa.Salah, his manager, and the Liverpool fans will all be hoping this is the end of the slump for him and the team, and that they can still fight their way back into this Premier League title race.READ MORE: Forget Mo Salah, another Liverpool player was back to his best against Aston VillaPhoto by Marc Atkins/Getty ImagesGraeme Bailey outlines Mo Salah strugglesThe topic of Liverpool and Mo Salah came up in the latest episode of Beyond the Back Four, with transfer expert Graeme Bailey explaining the muted celebrations we saw at Villa Park from the Liverpool star.Bailey said: “He sets himself such a high standard. He knows it’s a long trek for Liverpool to catch up with Arsenal and knows Liverpool aren’t where they want to be.”TalkingPointsPoll: Should Liverpool sell Mo Salah in the summer?Whether Liverpool can catch Arsenal in the title race or not is one matter, but one underlying question still remains over where Salah will be playing next season.

It’s thought Salah still has an offer from the Saudi Pro League on the table, which could be worth around £150m, and Bailey says the 33-year-old will go there eventually.He added: “They are prepared to offer him whatever he wants basically. “Salah was close to Harvey Elliott too, so it’s been a lot for Salah to contend with off pitch.”READ MORE: 56-second clip shows Arne Slot who Liverpool’s most vital player is, and it’s not Van DijkMo Salah would stay at Liverpool if they qualify for Champions LeagueMeanwhile, in the episode, finance expert Kieran Maguire also outlined the nature of Mo Salah’s contract at Liverpool and how he might be persuaded to stick around next season.Maguire said: “We are fortunate to see details of the contracts for elite footballers in recent months and the depth they go into is on an incentivisation basis.

If Liverpool are in the Champions League next season, I suspect Salah will want to be there. If not, then he may start to ask some questions.”At the moment, there are plenty of Liverpool fans that think Salah should leave.