Salah
Mo Salah set for Saudi move, bitter pill for Liverpool
Saudi side Al-Ittihad are bent on hiring Mo Salah for a big-money deal from Liverpool this summer.
Indeed, Liverpool may have to decide to make over Mo Salah’s future with Al-Ittihad willing to pay up to £130m for the forward with a £170m-per-year contract also on offer.
The Egyptian is at the heart of interest from the Saudi side as they attempt to convince him to become the latest big name to move to the Gulf state. They have already expressed their intent to make him the highest-paid player in the Saudi Pro League, the Mirror reports.
Liverpool remain firm in their stance that Salah is simply not for sale, particularly with only limited time to find a replacement. Al-Ittihad are doing all they can to tempt the Anfield giants into selling.
According to America outlet CBS, the Saudi side would be willing to offer Liverpool €150m (£130m) for Salah’s services. It is suggested that up to €100m (£89m) of that would be a guaranteed fee, whilst there are add-ons that could see that offer increase.
Meanwhile, Al-Ittihad are hoping to convince Salah to push for a move away from Anfield. They are set to offer him a contract worth around £170m per season – which would see him earn around the same as Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Al-Hilal star Neymar.
Salah still has two years left to run on the new contract that he signed at Anfield only 12 months ago. Jurgen Klopp has already firmly stated that Liverpool will not be tempted into selling his star forward no matter what the offer.