Liverpool have rejected an official offer of £100m along with major additions from Al-Ittihad for Mohamed Salah.
The Athletic’s David Ornstein has confirmed that Liverpool have turned down a huge offer for Mohamed Salah from Saudi side Al-Ittihad. The SPL company made a bid of more than £100 million with substantial additions after consulting with FSG Chairman Mike Gordon. But the Red Devils don’t want to sell their talented goalscorer.
Liverpool are in a difficult situation with the transfer of Mohamed Salah. After extending his contract last summer and making the talented goalscorer the highest-paid player ever, the Merseyside side are keeping tabs on the transfer rumors. The latest around the Egyptian player.
Al-Ittihad’s interest is nothing new, as the Saudi club have held behind-the-scenes talks to make a special offer. The offer may have come too late for Liverpool’s wishes as the Red Devils rejected an offer worth more than £100m with some major add-on clauses.
Since the beginning of the season, the British media has repeatedly asked Jurgen Klopp about this situation. And earlier today, the Liverpool coach said: “The position remains the same. There is absolutely no doubt about that. The German then added: “There is nothing more to say. No offers to my knowledge.
Liverpool considers this matter to be “closed,” according to David Ornstein, who pondered on those words in a tweet. The journalist from The Athletic later said that Al-Ittihad was not anticipating the same and might keep pushing, possibly with a better offer.
Al-Ittihad are planning to bid £150m for Salah and they may have had a conversation with the player’s camp side. Earlier the same day, CBS reporter James Benge, in his tweet, said that “money is not an issue” for the Saudis according to a member of the delegation, which would suggest a different offer. for Salah.
Other sources have suggested that Salah is willing to fly to Jeddah to complete the deal if Liverpool agree, which could indicate that the player is still very interested. However, given the current situation, Liverpool have turned down a huge offer from Saudi Arabia for their talented goalscorer and have so far insisted he is not for sale.
Interestingly, the offer came after the Saudis had a friendly chat with FSG president Mike Gordon. While Klopp insists there is nothing left of those links, some experts claim Al-Ittihad can now make another offer to join Liverpool and confidently close the deal.
For Liverpool, losing a talented goalscorer at this stage of the transfer window and with a long season ahead is not ideal. For now, one can expect Al-Ittihad to make a more improved offer, although all eyes will be on Liverpool to see if they accept.
