Mohamed Salah determined to remain at Liverpool regardless of receiving a suggestion to earn a minimum of £500 million within the Saudi Professional League, sources advised BBC Sport’s Sami Mokbel.
The 32-year-old attacker signed a two-year deal on Merseyside on Friday, ending months of persistent hypothesis about his future. Salah reportedly did not have to take a pay minimize to make sure he remained at Liverpool and can earn near £400,000 every week on his newest phrases.
Nonetheless, that wage pales compared to the reported contract provide from an unnamed Saudi Arabian membership. Salah’s weekly wage of £400,000 quantities to round £20.8 million per 12 months, which means he would wish to remain at Liverpool for a minimum of 24 extra years on that wage to match the riches he may’ve loved within the Saudi Professional League.
Jeddah-based Al-Ittihad reportedly made a verbal strategy for Salah in the summertime of 2023.
Salah inked contemporary phrases to remain at Liverpool as a result of he needs to chase extra silverware in Europe, attempt to win a Ballon d’Or, and guarantee he continues to check himself towards the most effective so he can carry out properly for Egypt, in keeping with Mokbel. The Pharaohs are set to compete on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (which kicks off in December and concludes in January 2026) and are on the cusp of securing their place on the 2026 World Cup in North America.
Salah is prone to have the choice to maneuver to Saudi Arabia sooner or later, Mokbel experiences. Individuals near the ahead imagine he has a minimum of one other three years enjoying on the elite degree – a 12 months past when his new Liverpool contract expires – and there is an unwavering want from the high-spending Saudi Professional League to convey the Arabic icon to play within the nation.
Saudi Arabia has attracted many massive names in recent times, together with Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Salah’s former Liverpool teammates Fabinho, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, and Georginio Wijnaldum additionally play within the oil-rich nation.
