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PHIL THOMPSON: Liverpool must tie Mo Salah down to a new deal but have to be sensible in negotiations... just paying him whatever he wants can be very damaging in the dressing room

I'm not in the camp of give Mo Salah what he wants but Liverpool have to find a sensible way of getting him tied down to a new contract.

It's going to cost around £350,000 a week and I understand the clamour for 'just pay him what he wants' but Liverpool's predicament is his age and setting a precedent ahead of other world class players such as Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane.

They have to be sensible in negotiations. That may mean stacking it with loyalty bonuses to boost his earnings towards the end to reward and encourage sustained levels of performance.