Former Egypt defender Haytham Farouk has claimed that Mohamed Salah has signed a new Liverpool contract after the club agreed to his demands.

Farouk, who played for Egypt between 1993 and 1999, shared an old photo of himself with Salah and congratulated the winger on apparently renewing his deal at Liverpool. In a post on X, Farouk wrote: "Congratulations on renewing your contract with the number you like and the period you want. The Egyptian king rules with his own judgments."

Farouk is also a popular analyst on beIN Sports, and has excited Liverpool fans due to his connection with Salah. Farouk's post was published on Dec. 4, the same day that Liverpool drew 3-3 with Newcastle United.

In that game, Salah scored twice as he took his Premier League goal tally to 13 for the season. After the game, head coach Arne Slot spoke about Salah's importance at Liverpool, and appeared to place pressure on the board to resolve his situation.

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"We are hoping and expecting he can continue this for a long time," Slot said. "He was outstanding in the second half, he did many special things for us."

Slot has been asked constantly about the future of Salah, due to his contract expiring at the end of the season. The Liverpool head coach has been reluctant to discuss the situation since joining the club in the summer, but let his guard down on Wednesday night.

The head coach then added: "I have seen many games of last season but it is always difficult to judge a player if you are not there. What I did most was [look at] style of play and team performance and not that much the individual performance and what I noticed from the start, when he came in [in preseason was] how fit he was, how ready he was to make it a very good season for him.

"That he led by example from the first day onwards in preseason where so many of his teammates who he usually plays with, so the international players, were not there and to still be able to work that hard, he did, and train so hard: yeah, and then we all saw the quality in the training sessions. So it's not a surprising thing for me that he's done so well until now."

Salah broke his silence on negotiations in November after scoring twice in a 3-1 win over Southampton. The Egyptian claimed he was 'more out than in' as he said: "Well, we are almost in December and I haven’t received any offers yet to stay in the club.

"I’m probably more out than in. You know I have been in the club for many years. There is no club like this. But in the end, it is not in my hands."