Mohamed Salah has long been admired by the Saudi Pro League, and there is once again talk of a transfer in 2026.
The Saudi Pro League was interested in Salah heading into the summer of 2025, but a move did not come to pass.
It then emerged in early December that the Liverpool winger remains on the radar of several clubs in the division, with Al Hilal and Al-Qadsiah mooted as possible destinations.
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That speculation came around the same time the 33-year-old dropped that infamous bombshell interview post-Leeds United, in which he seemed to hint he was going to leave Anfield.
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However, fences appear to have mended in the month since, with Salah starting against Marseille in the Champions League on Wednesday following his return from the AFCON.
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But just when it looked as though speculation about the Egyptian’s future had died down, Saudi links have emerged again.
A report from the Telegraph has said that the Saudi Pro League have asked about signing the Liverpool ace in the current transfer window, though there’s been little encouragement on that front.
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However, it is expected that the SPL will make Salah and Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Jnr their main targets this summer.
There has already been talk about the forward leaving Liverpool in 2026 for somewhere like Saudi Arabia, or maybe even the MLS.
But he is under contract until 2027 and has one very compelling reason to stay.
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According to a report in The Athletic this week: “Salah has never given any indication that he is ready to walk away from competing at the highest level in Europe. He is happy and settled living in the north west of England with wife Magi and their two daughters.”
In turn, it seems a move in January or this summer would be almost impossible for the ex-Chelsea man.
Teams in Europe have looked at the player, but despite interest, Barcelona can’t afford to sign Salah, while rumours of a move to Italy were debunked by Fabrizio Romano because ‘everyone knows that his salary is completely out of reach’.
He is Liverpool’s highest-paid player by some distance following a two-year contract extension in 2025, seeing him net a base salary of £400,000-a-week.
Sides in the Saudi Pro League would surely match or even better such a high sum, but with Salah giving no indication he is ready to stop playing at the highest level, the plan seems simple.
The forward should see out the final 18 months of his deal on Merseyside, at which point he will be 35.
Then, when he’s ended his Liverpool career on a positive note and will likely be aiming to secure an easy challenge as he ages, Salah can move to somewhere like the Saudi Pro League for one final mega contract after cementing himself as one of the best players in Europe.
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