Alan Shearer sets task for Mohamed Salah after Liverpool star finally signs new deal

Mohamed Salah finally signed his new Liverpool deal on Friday morning to the delight of all supporters, and former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has admitted the Egyptian could now break his long-held goal record

Alan Shearer has admitted Mohamed Salah could break his Premier League goal record after agreeing a contract extension with Liverpool. The Newcastle legend currently sits top of the top flight goals table after an incredible 260 goals during his career.

Salah is currently on 184, meaning he still has 76 goals to go before catching Shearer – which will be a difficult task but certainly achievable if he stays beyond his new two-year deal.

The Egyptian has 32 strikes this season, 27 of which have come in the Premier League, so should he follow that up with a similar tally next season he will feel confident of claiming one of English football’s most coveted individual landmarks.

There were once suggestions that Harry Kane could overtake Shearer after reaching 213 goals before leaving Tottenham for Bayern Munich in 2023 – and now the Match of the Day pundit has conceded there is a chance Salah could catch him.

Speaking to Betfair, he said: “I don’t suspect that my Premier League goalscoring record is on Mo Salah’s mind, but the record is going to go one day.

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“Whoever it goes to, whether it’s Harry Kane, Mo Salah or Erling Haaland, I guess there’s so many ifs and buts. It will go one day and it might be Salah who does it, yeah.”

There is now rising speculation that Van Dijk could follow Salah in signing a new deal as he approaches the end of his contract this summer and the ex-forward insisted both have proven they will be valuable assets in the short term for Liverpool.

“They [Mo Salah and Van Dijk] wouldn’t have been given the contracts if there was any doubt whatsoever, they both look in great condition.

“They’re both incredibly fit and have proven that this season, so they’ll go again. Salah will get his usual shed-load of goals and Van Dijk will be as solid as ever.”

While fans are still waiting for Van Dijk to put pen to paper on a new deal, they were left delighted after seeing Salah’s announcement on Friday morning. The 32-year-old said the main reason he signed was because he wanted to win more trophies at Anfield.

“Of course I’m very excited,” Salah told club media. “We have a great team now. Before also we had a great team. But I signed because I think we have a chance to win other trophies and enjoy my football. It’s great, I had my best years here. I played eight years, hopefully it’s going to be 10. Enjoying my life here, enjoying my football. I had the best years in my career.

“I would like to say to [the fans], I am very, very happy to be here. I signed here because I believe we can win a lot of big trophies together. Keep supporting us and we’ll give it our best, and hopefully in the future we’re going to win more trophies.”

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