Mohamed Salah has joked he might leave Liverpool ‘for the money’ after bumping into Gary Lineker at the Reds’ AXA Training Centre. The 32-year-old’s future remains uncertain with his current contract set to expire at the end of the season.

The Egyptian, who has scored an astonishing 25 goals and claimed 17 assists from just 33 appearances so far this season, has publicly admitted in the past that he would prefer to stay put at Anfield. However, he has also conceded more than once that as things stand, this will be his last season with Liverpool.

Head coach Arne Slot reiterated the Reds’ desire to keep Salah ahead of the forward scoring a match-winning brace against Bournemouth on Saturday.

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And it was during Lineker’s recent visit to the AXA Training Centre to interview Slot for BBC’s Football Focus where the Match of the Day host bumped into Salah and enjoyed a light-hearted exchange about the Liverpool star’s future.

"He's a lovely guy," Lineker said on The Rest Is Football podcast. "I spent 10 minutes with him when I went to visit Arne Slot."

Co-host Alan Shearer then asked his fellow former England striker, "Did you not get it out of him whether he's staying or going or not?"

Lineker admitted he had not, but revealed Salah had joked that he might follow in the former Everton star’s footsteps after quizzing him about his own twilight years of his career

“He was just being funny,” Lineker said. “He asked me, 'how old were you when you finished?' And I said, 'well, English football I finished when I was 32 and then I went to play in Japan for a couple of years'.

"And he went, 'ahh, you went for the money did you?' And I said, 'well yeah I suppose so'.

“And he went, 'Yeah, I might do the same'. He [then] winked at the press guy that was there. It was just a joke. But he has got that cheeky sense of humour."