All eyes on Salah as Saudi transfer window deadline draws close

04.09.2023 - 08:07 arabnews.com

Riyadh: Speculation over Mo Salah’s future at Liverpool continued Monday as the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and Roshn transfer deadline approached – despite Jurgen Klopp saying the Egyptian was not for sale.

The transfer window closed before the weekend in England with a whopping $2.98 billion spent in the Premier League. But Saudi teams have until Thursday, Sept.

7 to seal their deals. Al-Ittihad could potentially increase their previously rejected offer for Salah, of £189.5 million. This is despite Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp insisting that the 31-year-old is not for sale and reports that Salah told teammates he intended to stay.

The next transfer window for the men’s game is on Jan. 1 to 30 in the Kingdom according to the Saudi Arabia Football Federation website.

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