Bent advises Salah: If Barca or Real Madrid came in for me right now, I would stay at Liverpool

Darren Bent has urged Liverpool star Mohamed Salah not to consider leaving the team for Spanish giants Real Madrid or Barcelona.

The Egyptian has been excellent this season and has already scored 15 goals in all competitions. With his contract ending in 2023, the Reds have been desperate to keep the forward and are negotiating for an extension.

The 29-year-old will be free to negotiate pre-contract agreements with other teams in 14 months' time, but the former England international believes the Pharaohs captain should remain with Merseyside charges.

"Do you know what he has on his side as well? There aren’t too many places he can go," Bent told TalkSport.

"You look at Barcelona or Real Madrid; neither of them are in any sort of financial state. I know they bid something crazy for Kylian Mbappe, but that looks like who they are set on getting. They are in a rebuild."

The 37-year-old went on to state he would not leave the Reds at the moment if he was in Salah's shoes.

"Not now they’re not [big], Liverpool are massive," Bent opined on Real Madrid and Barcelona's current status.

"Where would you rather go right now? When you talk about the biggest clubs in the world right now, in terms of who could go on and win the Champions League, I think of Liverpool, Chelsea, City, PSG, Bayern.

"If Barca or Real came in for me right now and I’m at Liverpool, I would stay where I am."

Recently, Salah became the all-time African top scorer in the Premier League after taking his goal tally to 107, three ahead of former record holder and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba.

This weekend, he will once again hope to continue in his rich form in front of the goal when the Reds host Brighton & Hove Albion.

Liverpool are currently placed second on the table with 21 points while the Seagulls are fifth with 15.

Leaders Chelsea, Manchester City and West Ham United complete the top five teams on the table.