Mohamed Salah has already witnessed Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo in action, and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is aware of this.
Although Mohamed Salah’s amazing goal-scoring prowess generally makes him the talk of the town, the Liverpool legend is currently making appearances in the gossip sections just as frequently. Liverpool might have hoped the three-year contract it signed in 2022 would last a little longer than this. However, it was never going to stop rumors about where his future rests.
Salah and his agent Ramy Abbas have not refuted the current Saudi Arabian rumors, which suggests there may be some truth to them. In fact, according to The Athletic, a meeting between Abbas and Saudi officials has already happened in Dubai. Al Ittihad must be receiving support from someplace because they have submitted at least one bid.
But there is absolutely no chance that Liverpool will now permit Salah to depart. It would take an absurd offer for the Egyptian before it became alluring because there was no chance of being able to sign a successor.
A source informed Sky Sports on Friday that a world-record bid of $252 million (£200 million/€233 million) is possible, but even that would not be enough. After all, Liverpool might as well hold onto its finest player until a later time when it can prepare a replacement. He will continue to be sought after for significant financial gain.
Why it took until the last few hours of the Premier League transfer window for an opening bid to be submitted is the biggest issue of all from this unexpected drama. Liverpool would not have precisely welcomed it if it had occurred a few weeks earlier, but it would have been much more likely that a deal could be reached.
Salah, despite playing for a struggling Liverpool team last season, scored 30 goals and assisted 16 more. He might feel confidence in doing even more with a team that appears to be far more likely to challenge this time around on all fronts.
Salah has absolutely no motive to leave right now, as Liverpool.com previously noted. He still has three or four years remaining at the current performance levels. Then, a relocation to the Middle East might be on the cards.
At age 31, he will see 36-year-old Lionel Messi succeed in the MLS as a player who, unlike Salah, extended his stay at the top by developing into a playmaker.
The Saudi Pro League might by that time in his career be a division that recognizes his talent. Although other players have followed suit, the Portuguese attacker is past his prime. Similar to Karim Benzema, Neymar only joined that team because he was rejected by PSG and no Champions League team would be foolish enough to pay him the amount he would expect given his age and injury history.
In fact, Ronaldo and Neymar emphasize that idea even more. In addition to being at different stages of their careers from Salah, when do either of them recall scoring a goal?
In his pre-Aston Villa press conference, Klopp stated, “I love all my players who play now in Saudi Arabia and normally I would watch them but I didn’t see anything yet.” “Perhaps you can, but I’m not sure where. It doesn’t stop me from watching, but we need to make sure that these UEFA leagues continue to be as successful as they are.
Although Neymar has yet to play a game for Al Hilal, there hasn’t been much attention of his time in Saudi Arabia in Europe so far. Ronaldo has scored five goals in his previous two games, but those matches are simply not remembered by soccer fans who regularly watch the Premier League and other top-five leagues in Europe
Salah, on the other hand, is currently playing for a squad that is poised to stealthily mount a title bid in the most watched and fiercely contested league in the world. In one of the most prestigious sports organizations in the world, he is the most admired player.
The Saudi league is not a threat, according to UEFA president Aleksander eferin, as long as players like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé are not interested in relocating there, and that is the organization to which Salah now belongs.
Klopp continued, “I don’t know now [how the future will be with Saudi]. But MbappĂ© and Haaland isn’t a suitable example, in my opinion. They are still so young and already making good money, so that is something else. Although I’m not sure if it’s sustainable, I believe the upcoming two weeks will demonstrate how difficult it is.
Salah is not for sale, according to Liverpool’s stance. The forward should be eager to maintain open communication with Saudi teams and would not want to rule anything out in the future, but leaving Anfield right now would be absurd. Even if he would be handsomely compensated, leaving the stage he presently occupies to play alongside Ronaldo and Neymar would be a mistake.
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