Fri 25 August 2023:
In yet another big move, Egyptian footballer and Liverpool star forward Mohamed Salah agreed to move to the Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad, a Qatari multinational network, beIN Sports reported on Thursday.
Salah has been leading the Red Front Line and has been the team’s biggest scorer over the past six seasons.
Currently, Salah, 31, is receiving 350,000 euros per week from Liverpool. However, the Saudi Club is all set to offer far more than his current wages.
According to the reports, Al-Ittihad is set to offer a hefty sum to Salah, which is higher than Cristiano Ronaldo’s fee at Saudi’s Al Nasser club, at euros 175 million a year.
His departure from the Premier League would be a significant coup for the Saudi Pro League (SPL), whose clubs have brought in a raft of elite players from around the world this summer, including Neymar, Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, and Riyad Mahrez.
Four top teams in Saudi Arabia, including Al-Ittihad, have been taken over by the country’s Public Investment Fund, giving them access to a huge pot of money to attract some of the world’s best players to Saudi Arabia, as the SPL plans to boost its profile and become one of the world’s top leagues.
Sports outlet The Athletic reported on Thursday that Livepool have told Al-Ittihad that Salah is “not for sale”, and earlier in August Salah’s own agent had said on social media that his client would not be leaving Liverpool after signing a contract last summer worth a reported 350,000 British pounds ($441,740) a week.
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