Not to mention, he's flying up the charts in the Liverpool history books.

Cody Gakpo is eagerly hoping that Liverpool's talisman Mohamed Salah puts pen to paper on a new contract with the club. Salah, whose current deal expires at season's end, has yet to reach an agreement on an extension and has been vocal about the stalled negotiations.

Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has been speaking about Mohamed Salah's situation at Anfield, his contract being up at the end of the season and how effective the Egyptian King has been so far this seaso

Without a new deal in place, Salah's time in a red shirt could come to an end much sooner than he or Liverpool fans want. JOIN SI SOCCER'S LIVERPOOL WHATSAPP COMMUNITY - GET ALL T

"It's very special what we are all witnessing," Gakpo told the club's website. "The amount of goals he scores but the assists he gives as well, the way he plays the game, how he puts other attacking players or midfielders like myself in a position to score and to be dangerous is from a high level.

If Mohamed Salah does not renew his contract with Liverpool, the Anfield club could have a plan B in place.

John Aldridge has his say on Mohamed Salah's form and his hopes for Liverpool's January transfer window in the second half of his weekly ECHO column

Mohamed Salah is in the final year of his contract at Liverpool and his long term future at Anfield remains uncertain.He has still not signed a new deal at the club and with the January transfer