LIVERPOOL FACE A £100M DECISION AS SAUDI CLUBS PREPARE NEW MO SALAH BIDS
Mohamed Salah’s future at Liverpool is in doubt after a public fallout with Arne Slot. Get the latest on Saudi & Roma interest.
People are telling Mohamed Salah to put any thoughts of leaving Liverpool on hold and make sure he gets the send-off he deserves at Anfield. After Liverpool’s wild 3-3 draw with Leeds United last month, Salah went public—he accused the club of throwing him under the bus and said his relationship with head coach Arne Slot was finished. That interview really shook things up.
Slot left Salah out for the Champions League win over Inter Milan but then brought him back into the squad for Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Brighton. The two of them had a face-to-face talk, and before Salah left to play for Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations, he apologized to his teammates.
Just a few days after that fiery interview, Jamie Carragher, a legend at Anfield, begged Salah to stay until the end of the season. Carragher wants Salah to get a proper goodbye from the fans before, as he expects, Salah leaves in the summer.
Now, David Thompson, who used to play in Liverpool’s midfield, agrees with Carragher. He says, “The whole thing with Slot is strange—nobody saw it coming. At 33, you’ve got to accept spending some time on the bench. I really hope this isn’t Salah’s last game for Liverpool, but honestly, if the Saudi clubs come calling, you can see why Liverpool would listen. He’s still worth a lot, especially in this transfer window.”
Thompson added, “He’s done so much for Liverpool. He deserves a real send-off, a chance for both him and the fans to say goodbye. He’s inspired everyone. Remember last season, when he said the club hadn’t offered him a contract? With the way he was playing, it was obvious the club would have to sort it out.”
He kept going: “There’s been a lot of changes—new system, new style, new players. They defend differently now, and there’s less chaos up front, which is where Salah used to shine. His performances haven’t hit his usual heights, and teams are targeting that side by doubling up on him. But in terms of value and standards, he’s set the bar for everyone else at Liverpool. The rest of the squad has been trying to keep up with him. He’s dragged them up to his level.”
Saudi clubs want Salah, and Sam Allardyce thinks Liverpool will sell if the price is right. On his podcast, Allardyce said, “Don’t kid yourself—if a Saudi club comes in with a good offer, Liverpool will sell him. Loyalty in football doesn’t really exist, not from players and not from clubs. Just look at what happened with Jordan Henderson. Normally, he’d have left for free at the end of his contract, but Liverpool got almost £20 million for him. If the offer is right and you’re looking at the player’s age, the club’s going to say, ‘Thanks, and off you go.’”
MOHAMED SALAH SET TO LEAVE LIVERPOOL: FENERBAHCE PREPARE STUNNING THREE-YEAR CONTRACT OFFER
After a decade at Anfield, Mohamed Salah's next move is the talk of football. Will he join Messi or stay in European leagues?
Mohamed Salah looks set to leave Liverpool this summer, and it sounds like he wants to stay in Europe. One of the hottest rumours right now is about Fenerbahçe; they’re ready to offer him a three-year deal worth around £52 million. That’s a huge pay packet, but probably not as big as what he’d get in Saudi Arabia.
Salah’s been on Merseyside for almost a decade, and it’s hard to overstate just how much he’s done for Liverpool. Since joining in 2017 with Jurgen Klopp in charge, he’s picked up two Premier League titles, a Champions League medal, an FA Cup, and two League Cups. Pretty impressive, honestly. But this season hasn’t gone his way, and new boss Arne Slot dropped him for a few games after his form dipped. When Salah announced in March that he’d be leaving, people started up with transfer rumours right away.
In recent years, clubs from the Saudi Pro League have shown considerable interest. Last year, Al Ittihad went as far as slapping a £150 million offer on the table, but Liverpool turned it down.
Now the story goes that Salah wants to stay in Europe even though he’d pocket way more in Saudi Arabia. Reports out of Egypt claim Fenerbahce, managed by Jose Mourinho’s old club, have already sat down with Salah’s agent. They apparently laid out their big plans, offering £17.3 million a year with a three-year contract, and they want to build the team around him to end their league title drought stretching back to 2014.
There’s also talk of Real Madrid getting involved. Still, their transfer policy usually steers clear of handing massive contracts to players pushing the end of their careers, even superstars like Salah. Clubs in Italy, like Roma, Juventus, and Inter Milan, are keeping tabs on him too. And just to make things more interesting, someone floated the idea of Salah joining up with Lionel Messi at Inter Miami in the MLS, though the league's salary cap throws a wrench into that.
At this point, everybody’s watching Salah’s next move; the only certainty is that he won’t be short of offers when he finally says goodbye to Liverpool.
WHY IS LIVERPOOL HESITATING TO HIRE XABI ALONSO DESPITE OVERWHELMING FAN SUPPORT?
Liverpool has contacted Real Madrid to investigate Xabi Alonso’s tenure, as pressure grows on current manager Arne Slot at Anfield.
Liverpool have reached out to Real Madrid to ask about Xabi Alonso, but honestly, there’s some debate going on behind the scenes. People have been talking about Alonso stepping in at Anfield, especially since Arne Slot’s season hasn’t gone over well. Fans let out some boos after that 1-1 draw with Chelsea, and the mood is pretty tense. Even though Slot led Liverpool to a league title last year, quite a few supporters seem fed up with him and would rather see Alonso take charge.
But Spanish outlet AS says Liverpool have contacted Real Madrid to get the inside scoop on what happened during Alonso’s time at the club. It sounds like the decision-makers at Liverpool are starting to feel unsure about him, and they might actually stick with Slot for another season.
Alonso landed the Real Madrid job last summer after doing wonders at Bayer Leverkusen. Still, just six months in, Madrid let him go, reportedly because the locker room was falling apart. Liverpool’s relationship with Real Madrid is strong, and they apparently want some honest feedback – kind of like asking for a reference from a past employer, which isn’t unusual.
Liverpool’s spot in next year’s Champions League is almost locked in, but with two games left, it’s not guaranteed yet. When asked about the boos, Slot admitted he has some work to do to win fans over.
He said, “Not this season. Fans won’t change their minds now. But if we get the summer we’re planning, I’m convinced we’ll be a different team next season. Results, style, everything. It’s not always easy, though. Sometimes you know what needs fixing, but getting what you want isn’t so simple. This season, it’s been pretty clear what we’re missing. We’re trying to solve it, but one issue is simply having enough fit players. Still, our guys show every week in the second half that they’re giving everything they’ve got.”
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