A minister from Saudi Arabia admits something “astronomical” about Mohamed Salah’s transfer attempt

Liverpool turned down a $192 million (£150 million/€177 million) offer for Mohamed Salah, an Egyptian attacker, last summer. Losing the Reds’ best player wasn’t something that was desired.

A year later, even if the money is still quite high, there are even less grounds to believe he could wish to transfer. Aside from the fact that the football is much below what Salah ought to be playing, Jordan Henderson’s expertise should be sufficient to turn him down.

Nevertheless, Al-Ittihad’s pursuit of the now 32-year-old has been discussed by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Sports, Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud. According to Ben Jacobs, he stated, “Al-Ittihad requested Salah, and the package was tremendous.”

“The Ministry of Sport was not in direct talks with him; he was bound by his contract. We then made a firm decision to stop the situation after asking Liverpool, who informed us that they had no intention of selling.

Nonetheless, that curiosity has persisted. The Saudi team would still seize the chance to sign Salah if it presented itself.

Salah, who now has just a year left on his Liverpool contract, will need to speak with the Reds about extending it if he wants to play one more season at Anfield. Despite his decision to stay at Liverpool, the team’s top scorer from the previous campaign will not be traded this summer.

According to Liverpool.com, Salah would not just consider playing in the Saudi Pro League if he decided to leave Liverpool when his contract expires in 2025. It’s necessary to prevent that scenario, though.

The Reds might potentially make money off of the player in the future if they gave him a new contract. That could prove to be a prudent decision given the continued Saudi interest rather than losing him for nothing in the end when there is a potential to profit.