Several Saudi Arabian clubs are willing to return with another bid for Mohamed Salah in January, this time on reduced terms.
Confidence is high the Egyptian could finally be persuaded to move. Salah has long been coveted as the one player who can take the Saudi Pro League to new heights, with various record bids rejected by Liverpool over the past few years.
However, The i Paper has been told funds could be made available for at least two clubs to bid for an out-of-favour Salah in January. This time the offer, according to one well-placed source, will not come close to the £200m Al-Ittihad placed on the table two years ago.
“Several senior figures at PIF (Saudi’s Public Investment Fund) and within the Pro League believe the power lies with them,” a source said.
“Mo’s form, unhappiness about not being in the team, Liverpool’s need to change something and the fact they have too many strikers all help push him to the Middle East.”
Arne Slot has dropped Salah for recent games (Photo: PA)PIF took 75 per cent of the Saudi “big four” Al‑Hilal, Al‑Nassr, Al‑Ittihad and Al‑Ahli in 2023. While they have reduced the amount clubs spend on marquee names, after the initial mind-blowing outlay, an exception can be made for the player the league has always wanted.
Contrary to what was said publicly by Salah and Liverpool after the 33-year-old signed a new two-year deal earlier in April, Saudi officials have always insisted Salah was tempted first time around.
Salah has since insisted he did consider the option, and given everything that is going on at Liverpool this season, there is growing confidence returning to seal the deal in January could be accomplished.
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Form which has seen Salah dropped from the Liverpool starting XI in successive matches for the first time in his Anfield career only helps reduce the terms on offer.
Liverpool are already looking at ways they can arrest their alarming recent slump that has seen the champions drop to ninth in the table.
Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo is one target the Reds are pushing for, but they already have spent £250m on two other forward options in the summer, creating an arsenal that gives Arne Slot the option to leave a player of Salah’s calibre, and stature, on the bench.
The arrival of another forward will only add to Slot’s headache. Cashing in on Salah while they still can could be the resolution the Reds’ hierarchy are looking for.
Saudi Pro League clubs could lose several high-profile players in the January window, making room for Salah to step up.
The move makes so much sense for Salah now. Beyond the obvious financial appeal, the feeling is that an Arab player would become a huge megastar in an Islamic country, adulation to even dwarf what Cristiano Ronaldo receives.
A January exit would also help Salah preserve the legacy he deserves on Merseyside. A season out of form, out the team, is not the way anyone wants to go, not given Salah’s incredible Premier League contribution.
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