- Mo Salah scored his 16th Premier League goal of the season in Liverpool's victory
- The Egyptian is one of three Reds stars who will be able to speak with other clubs next week.
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Mohamed Salah gave a quick answer to the latest question about his current contract uncertainty after scoring in Liverpool's 3-1 win over Leicester City.
The 32-year-old scored his 16th goal of the campaign to secure victory for Arne Slot's side, who moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League after Chelsea's defeat earlier in the day.
Salah is one of three Liverpool stars, along with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose contracts expire at the end of the campaign, who will be free to talk to foreign clubs from January 1.
The Egyptian, who sent the Reds fan base into a frenzy last month when he claimed he had not been approached about a new deal, refused to divulge the current state of negotiations when asked on Boxing Day.
Instead, he offered season greetings and looked ahead to the next time he will get the chance to play in front of fans at Anfield: a New Year's Day showdown against Manchester United.
“I want to say (to the fans) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,” Salah told Amazon Prime. “And I'll see you at the next game here.”
Mohamed Salah was characteristically cryptic in his response to a question about his contractual situation.
The Egyptian scored his 16th Premier League goal of the season to help the Reds overtake Leicester.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot also refused to provide an update on the negotiations for three of his team's key men.
Any fans hoping for clarity from the striker were equally disappointed by the comments from his manager, who has answered every contract question since his summer arrival with a straight bat.
“We don't talk about contracts in public,” Arne Slot said after leading the Reds to their 13th Premier League win in 17 games.
“This is something that is up to the players and (sporting director) Richard Hughes and it is not up to me to talk about those situations in public.
“But it's clear that Mo (Salah) played a good game again, Van Dijk played a very good game, Trent for the most part was very good, with one or two exceptions, but especially the second half was really good. From that we can talk, not about contracts.'
The Dutchman's stone-faced response belied his generally upbeat mood after watching his team take a commanding lead in the title race.
The Reds recovered from an early scare against the Foxes, who took the lead after six minutes, with goals from Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones and Salah.
Liverpool's victory allowed them to extend their lead over Chelsea at the top and widen the gap on defending champions Manchester City to 14 points. Slot's team have also played one less game than their rivals.
Arsenal have the chance to reduce the gap to six points when they host Ipswich at the Emirates on Friday night.