Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah a transfer target for Saudi Arabia

Egypt planetary Mohamed Salah is attracting involvement from the Saudi Pro League amid uncertainty astir Liverpool future.

Saudi Arabia says it volition bash “whatever it can” to enlistee unsettled Liverpool prima Mohamed Salah during the wintertime transportation window, a root astatine the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has revealed.

“We travel Salah’s presumption thoroughly and judge determination tin beryllium a determination either by indebtedness oregon buying his contract,” said the source, who spoke connected information of anonymity connected Tuesday, referring to the standoff betwixt the Egyptian and Liverpool.

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“There is inactive nary nonstop negotiations oregon talks with the nine astatine the infinitesimal but determination volition beryllium a determination astatine the close moment.”

The PIF root said the affluent Gulf monarchy wanted to motion the Egyptian winger successful January, during the adjacent transportation window, to articulation stars specified arsenic Cristiano Ronaldo successful Saudi Arabia.

PIF holds a 75 percent stock successful Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad, but the root said it was not unsocial successful wanting the Arab world’s biggest shot star.

“There is simply a contention wrong the Saudi league who volition bring Salah,” the root said, adding that a nine affiliated with Saudi Arabia’s state-owned lipid and state institution was besides interested.

“Aramco’s Al Qadsiah has shown an interest, too. So it’s not lone the PIF-affiliated clubs.”

Ronaldo plays for Al-Nassr, Salah’s erstwhile Liverpool teammate, Darwin Nunez, is astatine Al-Hillal, different erstwhile Premier League subordinate of the season, N’Golo Kante, is astatine Al-Ittihad, but Salah is the biggest shot prima from an Arab country.

Salah said, aft helium was an unused substitute successful the 3-3 gully with Leeds connected Sunday, that helium felt similar helium had been “thrown nether the bus” by Liverpool and nary longer had a narration with manager Arne Slot.

The 33-year-old Egypt guardant was past left retired of Liverpool’s squad for their Champions League necktie astatine Inter Milan connected Tuesday.

Salah has played a cardinal relation successful Liverpool’s 2 Premier League titles and 1 Champions League triumph during his iconic spell connected Merseyside. He signed a declaration hold successful April arsenic helium led Liverpool to the title.

Salah is acceptable to depart for the Africa Cup of Nations aft adjacent weekend’s location lucifer against Brighton successful the Premier League.

He hinted that the Brighton crippled could beryllium his past with the Reds earlier leaving during the wintertime transportation window.

In 2024-25, Salah scored 29 goals and provided 18 assists past season, but helium has been a shadiness of his erstwhile aforesaid during Liverpool’s struggles this play — the title-holders are 10th successful the array — with conscionable 4 goals successful 13 top-flight appearances.

“All players person their ups and downs. Salah is conscionable 33 and has a batch to bash here,” said the PIF source.

“Salah is simply a beloved footballer astir the globe and volition person a monolithic interaction connected the Saudi League some connected and disconnected the pitch.”