Premier League: Jurgen Klopp "Very Positive" Over Mohamed Salah Contract Talks At Liverpool

Premier League: Jurgen Klopp feels that Mohamed Salah will sign a new contract with Liverpool.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he is "very positive" over contract talks with Mohamed Salah, stating that the forward wants to stay at the Premier League club. The Egypt international, 29, has fewer than 18 months left on his current deal and in an interview published this week said he was not asking "for crazy stuff". Reports have suggested that Salah, who has won the Champions League and Premier League with Liverpool, is looking for a weekly salary of more than 300,000 pounds (410,000 dollars).

Klopp has said in the past that the contract is not something that can be sorted quickly but he remains upbeat.

"I know that Mo wants to stay," he said on Wednesday, on the eve of the first leg of Liverpool's League Cup semi-final against Arsenal.

"We want Mo to stay. That's where we are. It takes time," he said. "I think it is in a good place. I'm very positive about it. The fans are not as nervous as you (the media) are.

"They know the club and know the people dealing with things here. We cannot say anything about it."