Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is so determined to keep Mohamed Salah from leaving Anfield for a move to Saudi Arabia that he has turned down the opportunity to recruit a Barcelona forward as a potential replacement.
In recent weeks, the Egyptian star’s future – one of the most recognizable faces in international football – has been a significant talking point. Salah, who is seventh on the club’s all-time scoring record, has scored 187 goals in 307 games since joining in the summer of 2017.
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However, after six trophy-laden seasons on Merseyside, there are genuine fears that Salah is ready to leave Liverpool.
This comes as talk mounts that Salah may join Al-Ittihad, with the Saudi Pro-League club poised to make Salah their latest high-profile signing. However, this is not just any transfer link that Liverpool must reject.
Al-Ittihad, the largest name in Arabic football, appears to be going to any length to attract Salah to the Gulf State. With a record-breaking offer being prepared for Liverpool, the Saudi club is also preparing remuneration that would surpass Cristiano Ronaldo’s £1.3m a year contract, making the 31-year-old the highest-paid athlete on the planet.
As a result, it is simple to understand why this is no ordinary offer Liverpool is facing.
With two years left on his Anfield deal, together with fears that his powers could go into decline given his age, it is perhaps easy to see why FSG could be tempted to accept such an offer.
And with one pundit boldly claiming a ‘move will go through this week’ and that Salah has ‘played his last game for Liverpool’, it seems the rumours are refusing to disappear any time soon.
Klopp puts his foot down on Mohamed Salah Liverpool exit talk
Klopp, however, is adamant that Liverpool cannot afford to accept the sale of Salah for any price. An integral part of the Liverpool side, he is the one world-class player for whom the German has come to rely on.
As such, a report in the Daily Star claims Klopp has let it be known to FSG in no uncertain terms that he would be ‘furious’ if the sale of Salah was allowed to go through, especially given the late stage of the transfer window.
Speaking about the player over the weekend, Klopp did all he could to deflect claims away that Salah could be on the move.
“It’s always a bit difficult to talk about media stories because there is nothing to talk about at the moment,” Klopp began.
“We don’t have an offer, Mo Salah is still a Liverpool player, obviously for all the things we do, he’s essential and will be. There’s nothing there. If there would be something, the answer would be no.
“My life philosophy is I think about a problem when I have it. At the moment, there’s absolutely nothing. I said already if there is something, the answer would be no.”
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