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Liverpool told they spent Mohamed Salah’s wages on the wrong player

talksport.com · 13h · first reportShare

Luis Diaz should have been the Liverpool player that was given a £400,000-a-week contract – not Mohamed Salah. That’s the bold view of ex-Reds midfielder Danny Murphy, who believes the Merseyside outfit have been made to regret selling Diaz . Diaz was a fan favourite during his time at Anfield – winning five trophies Getty The 29-year-old spent three-and-a-half-years at Anfield after joining from Porto in January 2022 for £45million . But despite chipping in with 41 goals and 23 assists in 148 games across all competitions, the winger was sold to Bayern Munich last summer. Having scored 17 times in the 2024/25 season – helping Liverpool win the Premier League title – he departed in a package deal worth £65.5m . How much was Salah earning at Liverpool? Diaz’s exit came just three months after Salah penned a lucrative two-year contract extension worth a whopping £400k-per-week. Less than 12 months later, the 34-year-old announced he would be leaving the club following the conclusion of t