Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz rejoice Liverpool’s title win at Anfield (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
The long-running saga surrounding Liverpool’s star Mohamed Salah and a possible transfer to Saudi Arabia has lastly ended however solely after coming near a dramatic transfer in his profession.
Earlier this season, the attacker discovered himself on the middle of intense switch hypothesis, fueled by uncertainty over his contract state of affairs at Anfield.
Although he in the end signed a brand new two-year take care of the Merseyside membership in April, he has now admitted that the potential of transferring to Saudi Arabia was very actual.
Curiosity from the Gulf nation was nothing new. In August 2023, Al Ittihad tabled a staggering £150 million bid, which Liverpool swiftly turned down.
Mo Salah is extremely admired b Saudi League
The rejection didn’t deter the Saudi Professional League, who’ve lengthy considered the 32-year-old as their marquee goal.
With the Reds attacker now sorting his future at Anfield and profitable the league title, he has confirmed he was concerned in negotiations a few transfer to Saudi.
Salah informed On Sport: ‘I believed there was alternative to hitch the Saudi League. I believed I would go there if I didn’t renew my contract with Liverpool.
‘My relationship with folks there [in Saudi Arabia] remains to be good and ongoing. There have been critical negotiations to signal me.’
‘Liverpool followers have been a part of the contract renewal course of – they put strain on the administration as a result of I’ve been on the membership for seven years.
‘From day one, I knew they needed me to remain.’
Liverpool noticed the very best of Salah this season
After a extremely profitable season within the Premier League, Salah was named because the Premier League participant of the season whereas he additionally managed to win the Golden Boot and the Playmaker awards.
It has develop into his finest particular person season and it reveals how vital it was for the Reds to maintain the participant on the membership.
34 objectives and 23 assists in all competitions this season from Salah would have been too tough to switch for the Liverpool administration.
After his two-year deal ends at Anfield, he can nonetheless go to Saudi Arabia and be part of the profitable league within the Center East.
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