Saudi Pro League chief executive Omar Mugharbel has confirmed that Mohamed Salah is a transfer target for clubs in Saudi Arabia as the forward navigates a difficult period at Liverpool. Mugharbel said at the World Football Summit in Riyadh: \u201cMohamed Salah is welcome in the Saudi League, but it is the clubs that are responsible for negotiating with players. For sure Salah is one of [the targets].\u201d<\/p>\n
The comments arrive after a public exchange between Salah and his club following a sequence of team selections. Having been dropped for three league games in a row, Salah said he had been \u201cthrown under the bus\u201d and revealed he had told his parents to come and see the Premier League champions take on Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, hinting it could be his last appearance at Anfield.<\/p>\n
The situation coincides with Salah\u2019s impending departure for the Africa Cup of Nations and the approaching January transfer window. Those factors, combined with his form this season, make his position the subject of transfer speculation. Liverpool have won just two of their last 10 Premier League games and the manager, Arne Slot, benched the reigning PFA Player of the Year for three consecutive fixtures as he sought to arrest the club\u2019s slump.<\/p>\n
Slot then omitted the 33-year-old from his squad for Liverpool\u2019s Champions League meeting with Inter, a game the 20-time English champions won 1\u20130 thanks to a late penalty from Dominik Szoboszlai.<\/p>\n
Interest from Saudi clubs has been evident before. Al Hilal and Al Ittihad have been linked with Salah, and Al Ittihad submitted a \u00a3150 million ($200 million) bid for the forward in the summer of 2023, which Liverpool rejected. With Karim Benzema\u2019s contract at Al Ittihad set to expire at the end of the season, the defending Saudi champions may have reason to revisit previous interest if they choose to pursue another high-profile signing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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