Mohamed Salah has been Liverpool’s best player since he signed from Roma in the summer of 2017. The Egyptian has scored 187 goals in over 300 appearances for Liverpool, earning him a spot in the club’s top 3 all-time goal scorers list, one place above club legend Steven Gerrard. Salah has won everything with Liverpool, with the former Chelsea star lifting the Champions League in 2019 before winning the Premier League the following season.
A player of his calibre is always linked to different big teams across Europe. In 2021, the Liverpool forward was heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid, but Liverpool rejected any advances for their star man.
Jurgen Klopp provides definitive answers to Mohamed Salah rumours
The Saudi Pro League has quickly become a haven for global soccer stars, as we’ve seen in recent months, especially with Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Neymar. Saudi clubs have managed to tempt some of the world’s best players to the Middle East, offering bumper contracts, and may turn Salah’s head with an offer he may not be able to resist.
The Egyptian formed a productive front-three with Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, with the trio winning the Champions League together in 2019 before the Senegalese departed for Bayern Munich last summer. After spending a year in Germany, the former Southampton winger now plies his trade in the Saudi Pro League, having joined Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in the Saudi top-flight.
Firmino also departed Liverpool this summer after his contract with the club expired and joined another Saudi outfit, Al-Ahli. This leaves Salah as the only player left from the club’s famous trio that won the Champions League and Premier League in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Jurgen Klopp has now provided a response to the rumours that Salah may ditch Liverpool for the Saudi league this summer. In a post-match interview by Sky Sports after Liverpool’s crunch 2-1 win over Newcastle, Klopp was asked about the Egyptian and his future at the club. “The Mo Salah to Al-Ittihad story hasn’t quite gone away, has it?” the interview asked. “For me, it has,” Klopp subtly responded.
Sky Sports to Jurgen Klopp: “The Mo Salah to Al-Ittihad story hasn't quite gone away, has it?”. 🔴🇸🇦 #LFC
Klopp: “For me, it has!”. 🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/hevROuyAqM
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 27, 2023
Salah’s big-money Saudi move speculations spark negative reactions in Egypt
While Salah may be tempted by the big-money offer from Al-Ittihad, a man with deep roots in Egypt and a proud history in the country would be breaking many people’s hearts if he made the move. Mo Salah is more than just a footballer in his native country. He’s a symbol of hope and inspiration for many Egyptians, who believe he should stay true to his core values and remain at Liverpool, playing at the highest level possible, rather than going to the Saudi Pro League to play for money at this point in his career.
Will Mo Salah remain at Liverpool beyond this summer, or will this be the beginning of another upset for European football? Let us know in the comments.
