{"id":630488,"date":"2025-12-13T17:13:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/630488\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T17:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:13:31","slug":"mohamed-salah-transfer-fee-emerges-if-liverpool-deal-gets-done-amid-confidence-in-saudi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/630488\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohamed Salah transfer fee emerges if Liverpool deal gets done amid &#8216;confidence&#8217; in Saudi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arne Slot has made clear he wants Mohamed Salah to stay at Liverpool and is due to reintegrate the Egypt international into his squad for the Brighton match, but Saudi clubs are watching and waiting<\/p>\n<p>11:37, 13 Dec 2025Updated 14:20, 13 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Mohamed-Salah-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Mohamed Salah and Arne Slot\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Arne Slot and Mohamed Salah have reached a truce for this weekend(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Saudi Pro League clubs are reportedly confident of signing <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/mohamed-salah\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Mohamed SalahLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Mohamed Salah<\/a> if he makes clear he wishes to leave <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LiverpoolLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Liverpool<\/a>. And clubs from the kingdom are said to believe they will have to pay a transfer fee of around \u00a3100million for the Egyptian international.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/he would not be totally against a move to Saudi Arabia and has never firmly ruled it out since they first tried in 2023. Saudi Arabian clubs are confident of landing Salah SHOULD he still want to leave Liverpool, and think they will need to pay close towards \u00a3100million to do so. This could also occur in the summer if not January.\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Daily MailLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\">Daily Mail<\/a> reports that Salah, who has 18 months left to run on his contract worth over \u00a3400k-a-week, would not necessarily be wholly opposed to such a move. He has reputedly never ruled out going to Saudi Arabia over recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Liverpool, though, have no intention of selling Salah, who heads off to AFCON with Egypt imminently.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/mohamed-salah-decision-confirmed-florian-33051728\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33051728\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohamed Salah decision confirmed as Florian Wirtz starts for Liverpool against Brighton<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/liverpool-adidas-lifestyler-jersey-anfield-33035866\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33035866\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool and adidas unveil special black shirt inspired by an Anfield landmark<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A sale in January is not being sought by Liverpool, even with Saudi clubs&#8217; whopping nine-figure valuation of the 33-year-old. A similar figure was mooted for Manchester United&#8217;s Bruno Fernandes in the summer, but he remained at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Saudi news outlet Al Riyadiah claimed Al-Ittihad approached Salah back in the summer of 2023, offering \u00a352million to Liverpool and the player a two-year contract worth \u00a3155million. The Reds then rejected a \u00a3100million bid, which would reportedly rise to \u00a3150million, from the same club on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/transfer-deadline-day\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">transfer deadline day<\/a> a month later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If Liverpool do ultimately offer any encouragement a deal could be done, Al Hilal, Al Qadisah and Neom are all said to be interested \u2013 but this has not come as yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Saudi clubs are waiting to see if peace can be brokered fully before launching any approach. One source described the Saudi transfer situation as \u2018difficult\u2019, but there is hope a deal could happen if Salah shows willingness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Salah is due to be in the Liverpool squad when they play Brighton and Hove Albion at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/anfield\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"AnfieldLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Anfield<\/a> this weekend. That return comes after positive talks with head coach <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/arne-slot\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Arne SlotLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Arne Slot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765646008_83_1_Mohamed-Salah-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Mohamed Salah is due to return to the Liverpool squad this weekend\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Mohamed Salah is due to return to the Liverpool squad this weekend(Image: Peter Byrne\/PA Wire.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was left at home for the midweek <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/uefa-champions-league\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Champions LeagueLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Champions League<\/a> match against Inter at San Siro. That decision came with the full backing of Slot after Salah claimed he had been &#8220;thrown under the bus&#8221; after being dropped from the starting lineup for Liverpool&#8217;s last three <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/barclays-premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Premier LeagueLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Premier League<\/a> matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Slot spoke at length about Salah during his pre-match press conference on Friday. He said: &#8220;I will have a conversation with him this morning, and the outcome of that conversation will determine how it looks tomorrow. What I need is a conversation with him, and the next time I speak about Mo should be with him and not in here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;There&#8217;s not much more I can say. I will speak to him (Salah) today, and the outcome determines how things will look tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;You can try (the question) in multiple ways, but I just said the next time I speak about him should be with him. There&#8217;s been a lot of conversation since last week between his representatives and ours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;An apology? Normally, I&#8217;d say you&#8217;ve had your three questions!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Slot added: &#8220;Who made the call (to leave Salah out of the squad for Inter)? We decided, as a club, and I was part of that decision, not to take him to Inter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I am always in contact with them, with lineups and squads; that is always left to me. I talk to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/richard-hughes\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Richard HughesLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Richard Hughes<\/a> more than <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/michael-edwards\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Michael EdwardsLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Michael Edwards<\/a>; we speak about many things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Do I want him to stay? Another way of asking, but the next time I speak about Mo will be with him. 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