Liverpool could still face a fight to keep star player Mo Salah as Al Ittihad have reignited their interest in him by making contact, according to a journalist.
On August 7, Liverpool were left stunned when it emerged that Al Ittihad were attempting to sign Salah after entering ‘serious negotiations’ for him. Al Ittihad had put a huge contract worth €180million (£154.8m) over two seasons to the forward, while also drawing up a £60m bid to send to Liverpool.
Luckily for Jurgen Klopp, those rumours were soon shut down by Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa. On Twitter, he wrote: ‘If we considered leaving LFC this year, we wouldn’t have renewed the contract last summer. Mohamed remains committed to LFC.
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But the Egyptian’s prospective move to the Saudi Pro League is now back on, despite Issa moving to calm the situation down. According to transfer reporter Rudy Galetti, Al Ittihad have returned with a fresh ‘approach’ to both Salah and Liverpool.
They are not backing down in the transfer pursuit and want to find out whether Salah would be open to leaving England. A move to Al Ittihad would see Salah form a stunning attacking partnership with 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema, while he would also reunite with former Liverpool midfielder Fabinho.
Interestingly, Galetti states that Salah is intrigued by the Saudi project. However, he has ‘the utmost respect’ for Liverpool and will therefore not push for the transfer unless Reds chiefs accept a bid for him.
Given Salah’s importance to Klopp though, it is very unlikely that Liverpool will be negotiating a deal any time soon.
It seems all of Al Ittihad’s attempts to capture Salah may fail this summer. But a move to Saudi Arabia in the future cannot be ruled out.
Salah will be 33 years old by the time his Liverpool contract expires in June 2025. If he is past his best by then and not as influential for Liverpool, then they might opt against offering him a new deal. And this would probably result in Salah taking one last big pay day before hanging up his boots by finally heading to the Middle East.
