Well, that’s good then. Things fall apart. But sometime they also don’t. And the centre does actually hold.
Perhaps the most interesting part of Mohamed Salah’s contract extension at Liverpool is the fact this is a rare crossover story, a signing that steps outside its own tribal margins. There will of course be localised delight. Liverpool fans can look forward to their own lost weekend in the sun, a sense that the good times will now continue to roll, that the time bar has shifted. Return to your seats. This is a lock-in.
More widely, Salah staying is a shot of adrenaline for the Premier League, which is sold on fat, wet personality driven storylines, a star factory that does sometimes have to scrape the walls for actual stars. The commercial logic is obvious. Salah is the league’s best player. Salah is the most famous African footballer. Salah is the biggest sporting star in the Muslim world.
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