Liverpool's new highest earner emerges as Mohamed Salah gives up $535K-a-week contract
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Liverpool will offload 12 percent of its annual payroll when Mohamed Salah departs at the end of this season, with captain Virgil van Dijk set to become the highest paid player at the clubLiverpool will save $27.8 million in wages once Mohamed Salah leaves in June(Image: Photo by Ben Roberts - Danehouse/Getty Images)Mohamed Salah's decision to leave Liverpool will save the club approximately $27.8 million, as the forward - the Reds' highest-earner - has agreed to cancel the final year of his contract.Salah announced on Tuesday that he would depart Liverpool at the end of the 2025-26 season, bringing to an end a stunning nine-year tenure that has seen him become one of the all-time greats. Salah signed a two-year extension with Liverpool toward the end of last season, boosting his weekly wage to $535,000.The separation appears to suit all parties, with Salah given the freedom to explore the new chapter without the complications of a transfer fee, and Liverpool offloading its highest earner.
With Salah set to be removed from the wage books, Virgil van Dijk will become the highest earner at the club.READ MORE: Xabi Alonso 'ready to accept' Liverpool job as Michael Edwards contact emergesREAD MORE: Mohamed Salah's wider Liverpool impact off the pitch cannot be ignoredSalah is not only the highest earner at Liverpool, but he has defined a golden era at the club since arriving from AS Roma in 2017. Salah and Liverpool have agreed that the partnership must end ahead of next season, allowing for significant reinvestment elsewhere.Salah's tenure at Liverpool will end after a run-in with head coach Arne Slot(Image: Getty Images)According to Capology, Liverpool's annual wage bill is $232.2 million, meaning Salah's contract made up almost 12 percent of that total.
New signings Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike both earn $268,000 weekly after arriving last summer.Virgil van Dijk will now become Liverpool's highest earnerLiverpool has recently announced that Ryan Gravenberch has been signed to a new long-term deal, and the club is in negotiations with Dominik Szoboszlai. The Hungarian midfielder has been Liverpool's star performer this season.Alexis Mac Allister is another midfielder that Liverpool has yet to strike a new deal with, but the player is happy and not rushing to sign an extension.