Revealed: The controversial reason why Liverpool will have to sell star forward Mo Salah

“It is looking increasingly like he will leave,” McCoist said.

“Until they can come to agreeable terms, that’s exactly what’s going to happen.

“It’s an interesting situation because he is certainly one of if not the best player in Europe over the last 18 months or so.  He has been phenomenal.

“I think we have reached a stage where Liverpool are saying they can’t overstep this mark that they can’t really go to (on wages) and it looks like it is a stalemate.”

McCoist believes that the Egyptian international contract talk could take a new twist if the club chiefs agree to his demands.

But, the former striker also thinks one factor behind Liverpool potentially selling Salah relates to what the other high-profile members of their squad would command for bumper wages if the attackers’ request are granted.

“How much will it cost for Liverpool to replace Mo Salah, that’s a question,” added McCoist.

“Then the flip side of the coin, if Mo Salah gets what he wants, will three or four other players be knocking on the door (for a pay rise). So Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool have a balancing situation here.

“Selfishly from my point of view, I think it would be a disaster if he left the league. Clearly, we want all the best players playing in the top league in the world and he is one of them.”

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