Reports from the Middle East suggest that Al-Ittihad, the Saudi Pro League big spenders who tempted Fabinho away from Liverpool with a massive contract offer, want to do the same with Salah.
Some report suggest Al-Ittihad would be prepared to pay a near £100m transfer fee for his services, and pay the Egypt international a salary of almost £200m, meaning he would earn even more than Ronaldo’s £3.4m a week, tax free. In fact, they have had no contact at all regarding the player, or from his representatives either, and have no intention of selling. And the player’s agent Ramy Abbas Issa, already shutting down claims of a switch to Al-Ittihad earlier in the month, saying:
And one of the Egypt star’s best friends, Dejan Lovren - who still speaks to Salah on a regular basis after the two deeply bonded at Liverpool - reacted to the latest speculation with a short and brutal response: “Stop lying”.