2023-09-01 13:09:24
Liverpool have rejected an offer from Saudi club Al-Ittihad of up to 175 million euros for Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah, media in England said on Friday.
The Athletic newspaper first reported a verbal offer made Thursday night to Liverpool manager Mike Gordon. ‘worth over £100m plus significant bonuses’.
Sky Sports and the BBC in particular then specified that these bonuses might reach 50 million pounds, bringing the total amount of the possible transaction to 150 million pounds, or approximately 175 million euros.
The media quoted ensure that the offer was rejected by Liverpool, anxious to keep their 31-year-old striker under contract until June 2025.
The transfer market ends Friday evening in England, a few days before the closing in Saudi Arabia. In the event of departure, the Reds might very difficultly replace their attacking star, who arrived from Rome in 2017.
For Jürgen Klopp, contracts in Saudi Arabia are a problem
Coach Jürgen Klopp tried to brush off questions regarding Salah at a press conference on Friday morning, suggesting no offer had been made. “Not to my knowledge, but it doesn’t mean anything honestly”he said.
The German technician had closed the door to a transfer last week, and “the position remains the same”, he assured Friday. ” We can not (sell it), it’s like that. Nothing else to say “.
However, he acknowledged that the power of attraction was very strong for the players in view of the salaries offered in the Saudi Pro League.
” What can we do ? Say no ? We can say that, but there is a difference between the contracts here and the contracts there. They are so big, it causes problems, for sure, 100%. »
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Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in the championship through the country’s sovereign wealth fund, the PIF. Jordan Henderson and Fabinho, for example, left Liverpool this summer for the Saudi Pro League, in which Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Sadio Mané now play.
The Al-Ittihad club, which is working to bring Salah, has already recruited French midfielder N’Golo Kanté and his compatriot Karim Benzema, Ballon d’Or 2022.
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