Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah applauds the fans following the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on December 13, 2025. Liverpool won the match 2-0. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image
Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah applauds the fans following the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on December 13, 2025. Liverpool won the match 2-0. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
The future of Mo Salah remains up in the air and the Liverpool legend is reported to in talks over a potential exit.
In the summer, it looked like all Liverpool had to do was add a few extra goals in the forward line and the Premier League title would be theirs again.
Football, of course, is never that straight forward but the drop off in standards and results from last season has been alarming for those of a red persuasion. So much so that Arne Slot continues to fight for his future amid speculation linking several other managers with a job that he clings onto by the thinnest of threads.
What hasn’t helped his cause is, after signing a new contract, Mohamed Salah has been a shadow of his former self and nowhere near the record-breaking levels of the title winning campaign.
Mo Salah in talks over Liverpool exit
Slot’s decision to drop Salah and keep him on the bench led to the Egyptian making an extraordinary outburst and one that has seen his future at Anfield questioned once again. Rumours of interest from Saudi Arabia refuse to go away with French outlet Foot Mercato reporting that a summer exit could be on the cards for the 33-year old winger.
Despite the rift being healed on the surface, the report claims that there has been activity behind the scenes that suggests things aren’t quite what they seem: “Proof of this is that he's allowing his representative to move forward with negotiations for a transfer. According to our information, his agent is in talks with Al Ittihad , and unlike last year, Mo Salah is much more open to a move to Saudi Arabia.
“This could satisfy all parties. Liverpool would receive a transfer fee, and Salah would be the one to ultimately decide the move.”
Fabrizio Romano confirms Salah transfer interest
Transfer supremo Fabrizio Romano has backed up this report on his YouTube channel, saying: “Clubs from Saudi Arabia will be back for Mohamed Salah in the summer transfer window. They’re going to be back in conversations. Al-Ittihad could be one of them. Of course, they lose a superstar like Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante. Obviously, not a striker, but still a superstar, still a world-class player in the final hours of the January transfer window.
“And they didn’t have time to replace them with absolute superstars, of course, with very good players, including also on Youssef En-Nesyri for sure from Fenerbahce, but they need probably a big name, and so Mohamed Salah could be a part of the conversation in the summer.
“I’m told that there could be more Saudi clubs attentive and keen on Mohamed Salah. Let’s see also from the MLS if some club decided to enter the conversation and sign Mohamed Salah from Liverpool. I think it’s going to be an interesting summer around the Egyptian winger. In general, at the end, nothing materialised in terms of official proposals or concrete possibilities.
“So, Mohamed Salah ended up staying at Liverpool. But of course, in the summer, the story could be different. There is plenty of time. So, let’s wait. There is an interest from Al-Ittihad. Not only Saudi clubs will be attentive as they’ve always been for Mohamed Salah.”
Despite his age, Salah will still command a sizeable fee. It might not quite be enough to cover the cost of signing Bradley Barcola or Yan Diomande, but it won’t be far away, given the market Liverpool could be selling to and how desperate they are to land a footballing icon.
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