Ex-Liverpool chief makes worrying Mo Salah transfer claim - 'Saudi is entirely possible'

Mohamed Salah's declaration with Liverpool expires astatine the extremity of this play and the Egyptian winger continues to beryllium tipped for a big-money determination to the Saudi Pro League

Former Liverpool sporting manager Jorg Schmadtke believes that it's 'entirely possible' Mohamed Salah volition determination to Saudi Arabia adjacent summer.

Salah, 32, is connected people to beryllium out of declaration astatine the extremity of this season, with nary caller woody successful sight. The Egyptian winger has established himself arsenic a Liverpool large since joining nether Jurgen Klopp successful 2017 and his departure would beryllium a important stroke to caller manager Arne Slot.

Salah has agelong been tipped to articulation a nine successful the cash-rich Saudi Pro League, with Al-Ittihad notably making a record-breaking £150million bid for the ex-Chelsea prospect. Schmadtke, who left Liverpool successful January of this twelvemonth aft Klopp announced his departure, has present claimed that Salah could beryllium enticed to the Middle East if helium becomes a escaped cause successful June 2025.

"I don't know, but it is wholly imaginable that this volition happen," the erstwhile main told Saudi Arabian outlet Al-Eqtisadiah. "The Saudi League is processing each year, owed to much wealth being invested successful the competition."

Given his age, Liverpool are hesitant to connection Salah a lucrative semipermanent deal. The 33-year-old isn't the lone cardinal subordinate to beryllium retired of declaration adjacent summer, arsenic team-mates Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold person besides entered the past 12 months of their deals.

Slot has continually remained coy connected the trio's declaration situations, astir precocious telling reporters during his property league connected Friday: "The declaration concern could go a occupation if the players don't execute arsenic good arsenic they bash astatine the moment. It's besides not definite that if they execute not arsenic bully anymore that has thing to bash with the declaration situation.

"At the moment, each 3 of them are successful a bully place, they each execute really, really, truly well. There are ongoing discussions betwixt what Virgil said are the radical helium had to speech with, and that's not me, arsenic you know. I speech to him astir different things. Let's hold and see."

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Salah revealed aft Liverpool's rousing 3-0 triumph against Manchester United successful September that he's anticipating a determination away. "To beryllium just I was coming to the game, it could beryllium the past clip [playing astatine Old Trafford]," helium told Sky Sports post-match. "Nobody successful the nine has talked to maine astir contracts.

"It is not up to me, it is up to the club." Salah added: "As you know, this is my past twelvemonth with the nine and I privation to bask it. I don't privation to deliberation astir it; I consciousness I americium escaped to play shot - we volition spot what happens adjacent year."

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