Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has signed a new contract to extend his eight-year stay at Anfield, the Premier League club said.

The 32-year-old Egyptian international has played for Chelsea in the Premier League and Roma in the Italian Serie A, Al Jazeera reported.

In an interview Mohamed Salah said "Of course, I am really excited. We have a wonderful team now. We previously had an excellent team. But I signed because I believe we have a potential to win more championships and I enjoy playing football, as stated by  Al Jazeera.

Speculation had been mounting all season that the forward would be leaving Anfield, with Salah himself declaring in December that a deal was "far away".

A move to the Saudi Pro League has been strongly rumored as the forward's next destination, with champions Al Ittihad reportedly presenting a world record 215 million-pound ($270 million) deal as early as September 2023.