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The dramatic deterioration of Mohamed Salah’s relationship with Liverpool over this past week has created a perfect storm of circumstances that will inevitably draw even greater interest from Saudi Arabia’s richest clubs.
What began as subtle frustration with tactical decisions has now evolved into a very public standoff between one of the Premier League’s greatest players and a club he has served with distinction for nearly a decade.
The 33-year-old Egyptian winger, who had been benched for Liverpool’s previous three matches, declared that he felt “thrown under the bus” by the club and questioned the leadership’s commitment to promises made during contract negotiations just months earlier in April 2025.
He also expressed bewilderment at the complete deterioration of his relationship with Slot, suggesting that someone at the club wanted him gone.
Liverpool’s immediate response was equally harsh: Salah was excluded from the squad entirely for Tuesday’s Champions League win over Inter Milan, a decision that manager Slot framed as a show of strength and authority.
Earlier this week, we relayed reports from French outlet RMC Sport claiming that the Saudi Pro League will now pull out all the stops to try and sign Salah.
Now the Telegraph has reported the same.
Chris Bascombe has claimed that at least four sides are keen on the Egyptians with the league ready to do anything to try and land such an influential footballer:
“Mohamed Salah has several Saudi Arabian clubs looking to make official bids next month as he approaches his final days at Liverpool before departing for the Africa Cup of Nations,” Bascombe wrote.
“Telegraph Sport reported last week there were funds to land Salah despite a scaling back on Saudi spending on transfers, and it has since emerged there is widespread interest in bringing him to the Middle East for his profile “on and off the pitch”.”
“Four clubs – Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Ahli – are owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) but other clubs willing to move for Salah include Al Qadsiah, who are linked to state-owned energy giant Aramco.”
“It is understood clubs are ready to do “whatever it takes” to sign Salah, who is arguably the most recognisable Muslim footballer on the planet.”
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