Liverpool handed Mohamed Salah transfer headache as Neymar closes in on shock move

Mohamed Salah's Liverpool aboriginal remains uncertain, but the archetypal domino could beryllium astir to autumn to pave the mode for a Saudi Pro League power for the Egypt international

Al-Hilal are acceptable to determination 1 measurement person to a imaginable determination for Mohamed Salah arsenic Neymar's exit looks similar becoming a reality.

The reigning Saudi Pro League champions are keen connected Liverpool prima Salah, who is retired of declaration successful the summer. However, successful bid to get a determination implicit the line, they're expected to request to get Neymar's hefty wages disconnected the books.

Major League Soccer broadside Chicago Fire had appeared to beryllium successful rod presumption for a move, but that's nary longer the case. Santos - the nine wherever the Brazilian began his vocation - person stolen a march and are closing successful connected a sensational swoop to bring the 32-year-old home.

Al-Hilal aren't the lone Saudi squad to explicit an involvement successful Salah, with rivals Al-Ittihad failing with efforts to motion the Egyptian successful the summertime of 2023. Salah's aboriginal is acold from settled, but Neymar's continued beingness successful Riyadh was among the much notable obstacles.

According to reports successful Brazil and successful Europe, Santos are the front-runners for Neymar. Brazilian outlet Diario bash Peixe reported connected Sunday that an statement betwixt the subordinate and the buying nine was already successful place, and an archetypal indebtedness appears the astir apt result - with Al-Hilal paying a information of his wages.

Neymar is among the highest-paid players successful the Saudi Pro League, and determination person been suggestions Al-Hilal wouldn't beryllium capable to support him connected their books portion besides paying Salah what helium wants. The Brazilian acceptable them backmost a hefty £77million erstwhile helium joined from Paris Saint-Germain successful 2023, but his banal has fallen aft a pugnacious clip with injuries.

The prima suffered an ACL wounded connected planetary duty conscionable a fewer weeks aft joining Al-Hilal, and has played conscionable doubly since his return. He is retired of declaration successful the summer, with his nine not expected to workout an enactment for a one-year hold aft damning comments from manager Jorge Jesus.

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Salah's declaration concern hasn't stopped him performing successful Liverpool colours this season. The erstwhile Roma prima remains the apical scorer successful the Premier League, though helium drew a blank connected Saturday arsenic the Reds needed a precocious brace from Darwin Nunez to interruption down Brentford.

Arne Slot's broadside beryllium six points wide astatine the apical of the array aft the weekend's fixtures. Arsenal could lone negociate a gully with Aston Villa, with Nottingham Forest beating Southampton to determination level with the second-placed Gunners.

If Salah does extremity up leaving, erstwhile Liverpool prima Michael Owen has touted Bournemouth and Ghana guardant Antoine Semenyo arsenic a imaginable replacement. "He is simply a superb player," Owen told Premier League Productions. "He scores goals - and we don't cognize if Mohamed Salah volition enactment oregon permission but, if helium leaves, Semenyo should beryllium his replacement."

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