Mohamed Salah has signed a new three-year contract with Liverpool.
BBC Sport understands the deal – worth more than £350,000-a-week – makes the 30-year-old the highest-paid player in the club’s history.
The Egypt striker had just one year left on his previous contract and there were doubts over whether he would stay.
“It’s the best decision for us and the best decision for him. I think he belongs to us. This is his club now,” Reds boss Jurgen Klopp said.
“This is a special treat for our supporters to enjoy their weekend even more. I’m sure there will be celebrations tonight for this news.’
Salah scored 156 goals in 254 games during his five years at Anfield after joining from Roma.
The wide player said: “I feel great and excited to win trophies with the club. It’s a happy day for everyone. We are in a good position to fight for everything.”
Salah won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup during his time at Anfield.
He also won or shared three Premier League Golden Boots and was twice named PFA Player of the Year while with Klopp’s side.
“I have no doubt that Mo’s best years are yet to come. And that’s saying something because the first five seasons here are legendary,” Klopp said.
The renewal comes as a major boost following the departure of fellow striker Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich this summer.
Liverpool won the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup this season but were struggling for the top four until the final week of the season, falling short in the Premier League and losing the Champions League final to Real Madrid.
They brought in Benfica and Uruguay striker Darwin Nunes for an initial £64m to compensate for the loss of Mane.
“I think it takes a bit of time to renew but now everything is ready so we just have to focus on what’s next,” said former Chelsea striker Salah.
“I think you could see over the last five or six years the team was always going [upwards]. Last season we came close to winning four but unfortunately in the last week of the season we lost two trophies.
“We also have new additions. We just have to keep working hard, have a good vision, be positive and go for it again.”
Salah’s priority was to stay at Anfield – analysis
Mandeep Sanghera, BBC Sport
Talks have dragged on but accelerated in recent days and a Reds delegation led by new sporting director Julian Ward traveled to meet Salah during his summer break to seal the deal.
Mike Gordon, president of Fenway Sports Group, which owns the club, also played a key role in the negotiations.
Gordon and Ward held face-to-face talks with Salah in Miami at the end of the year and they were important as the broad structure of the deal was then discussed.
Salah’s priority was to stay at Liverpool and it was up to the club to keep hold of him as parts of the contract continued to be ironed out.
The Egypt international made it clear that he would not accept being sold and his position was to either renew or leave on a free contract at the end of the contract, which was replaced and was set to expire in the summer of 2023.
The contract is structured in a way that fits with Liverpool’s current model but also rewards individual performance.
It is essentially based on a reward for the level of goals and Salah’s involvement in the goals.
It also keeps another key figure in Liverpool’s success at the club, as manager Jurgen Klopp and his team extended their contracts at the club until 2026 in April.
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