{"id":332526,"date":"2025-12-05T18:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/332526\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:50:10","slug":"mohamed-salah-to-be-offered-lucrative-liverpool-exit-on-one-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/332526\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohamed Salah to Be Offered Lucrative Liverpool Exit \u2018on One Condition\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_x0x0n8dsy\">Officials from the Saudi Pro League are reported to be prepared to open talks over a <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/transfers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">move<\/a> for Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah, but only if the frustrated forward communicates a desire to make the switch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6yvbbx8rd\">Salah was a dream target for Saudi dealmakers as he approached the end of his last Liverpool contract. A two-year extension in April brought the speculation to a halt, but Salah confessed he <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/mohamed-salah-surprising-admission-saudi-arabia-transfer-barcelona-real-madrid-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">came incredibly close<\/a> to heading to the Middle East before his fresh terms were agreed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2h440owmz\">Eight months later and Salah\u2019s future is back up in the air. Manager Arne Slot has benched the veteran goalscorer in Liverpool\u2019s last two matches <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/why-mohamed-salah-benched-second-liverpool-game-in-row\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in search of defensive stability<\/a>, prompting obvious questions about his continuation at Anfield just weeks before the January transfer window opens.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FREE NEWSLETTER. New SI FC Newsletter Global Embed. Sign Up to Get Informed With SI FC. dark<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6lgq2q7rq\">According to <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2025\/12\/04\/saudi-arabia-fund-mohamed-salah-move-if-open-liverpool-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a>, those in charge of transfers in Saudi Arabia still have the funds needed to chase Salah\u2019s signature, seeing the 33-year-old as a potential headline signing and one whose general interest in making the move is already clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_b1eg78ck7\">However, a bid for Salah will only be made if he decides to look for a move away from <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/liverpool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a>, with Saudi officials not prepared to advance without prior consent and risk unsettling a player who sits right at the very top of their wishlist.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Milos Kerkez, Mohamed Salah\" title=\"Milos Kerkez, Mohamed Salah\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Salah (right) has lost his starting spot in recent weeks. \/ Chris Brunskill\/Fantasista\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2p8otn7kx\">While talks with Salah last season revolved around a free transfer as he approached the end of his contract, Liverpool would now be able to demand a fee to part ways with their legendary goalscorer. Just how much Saudi clubs would be prepared to pay is unclear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rh9plcgot\">In 2023, Salah was the subject of a bid worth \u00a3150 million ($200 million) from Al Ittihad, whose squad currently boasts Karim Benzema, N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 and former Liverpool teammate Fabinho. That sort of valuation, for an underperforming player who just turned 33, is highly unlikely if another offer arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xf71zsetg\">Current Anfield captain Virgil van Dijk has <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/virgil-van-dijk-mohamed-salah-plea-liverpool-star-benched\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">moved to cool speculation about Salah\u2019s short-term future<\/a>, insisting he still \u201cneeds\u201d the Egypt international around to help lead the dressing room, but the final decision will undoubtedly rest with Salah himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_bt7783bu6\">If Salah was to express an interest in moving to Saudi Arabia this winter, reports claim Al Hilal would be the likeliest destination. Another former teammate, Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez, made the switch to the Saudi champions during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>READ THE LATEST LIVERPOOL NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS AND MORE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Officials from the Saudi Pro League are reported to be prepared to open talks over a move for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":332527,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-332526","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-soccer","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}