Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has conveyed a clear message regarding his teammate’s contract, stating that he is eager to continue playing with Mo Salah for as long as possible.

Salah’s contract is scheduled to expire at the conclusion of the season. Despite ongoing negotiations with his representative, no agreement has been reached.

If feasible, the Egyptian intends to remain at Anfield; however, reports indicate that a compromise will be necessary regarding the duration of any extension.

However, it is evident that Salah’s retention is essential, as his season-long tally of 12 goals and 10 assists in just 18 games was further enhanced by a match-winning brace against Southampton on Sunday.

Szoboszlai evidently shares this sentiment, as evidenced by his statement to Sky Sports following the game: “I aspire to continue playing alongside him for as long as possible.”

“Very, very important,” the Hungarian, who opened the scoring at St Mary’s, said of the match-winner.

“Everybody knows Mo, he just needs to keep going. Hopefully I can play with him as long as I can.”

Salah’s importance to Liverpool goes without saying, with those who play alongside him week in, week out best-placed to judge how valuable he is.

Given he earned another three points on Sunday to push the Reds eight clear of Man City after 12 games, his performances are showing on the league table.

However, Szoboszlai is adamant that Liverpool won’t get carried away with claims that the title is already theirs to lose.

“Of course it’s a great feeling, but it’s the beginning of the season,” he continued.

“So we still need to continue and just don’t think about where City is, where Arsenal is, where the other teams are.

“Because as long as we do it like we do now, we’re going to continue.”

Asked if he still sees Man City as Liverpool’s main title rivals, Szoboszlai agreed: “Of course, of course, you’ve seen the last six years.

“It’s never finished until it’s finished.”