Jurgen Klopp has given an exposé on Mohamed Salah and the Egyptian’s links to Saudi Arabia.
Ahead of the January transfer window which is less than 2 months away, Klopp is already spilling the beans as regards Salah.
Jurgen Klopp on Mohamed Salah and Saudi Arabia
Jurgen Klopp revealed that Mohamed Salah never approached him and informed him of wanting to move to the Saudi Pro League, and as such, it didn’t bother him.
The German tactician further revealed that he isn’t aware of any offer whatsoever for Salah, and termed it as “unimportant”.
He said: “I don’t know anything about an offer but it’s not important at all. Mo is here at Liverpool and he’s happy”.
Mohamed Salah was linked with a move to Saudi Arabia in the 2023 summer transfer window, with Al Ittihad reportedly tabling an offer of £150 million, which was rejected by Liverpool.
Reports indicate that the Saudi Pro League club are still interested in signing the Egypt international, as they see him as the biggest player from the Arab world, and they want to make him one of the poster boys of the league.
The 31-year-old joined Liverpool from Italian club AS Roma on July 1, 2017, for a fee of €42 million.
Mohamed Salah at Liverpool
Salah has had a stellar time at Anfield, scoring instrumental goals and winning massive trophies.
He has scored 196 goals and provided 83 assists in 319 appearances for Liverpool across all competitions.
Mohamed Salah has won several trophies at the club, including; 1 Premier League title, 1 UEFA Champions League, and 1 FIFA Club World Cup.
Individually, Salah has won the African Footballer of the Year Award twice, and he has also won the Premier League Golden Boot on 3 occasions; 2021/22, 2018/19, and 2017/18.
Anyway, Jurgen Klopp has also insisted that Mohamed Salah enjoys playing for the 2019/20 Premier League champions.
The former Chelsea forward has scored 10 goals and provided 4 assists in 14 appearances for Liverpool this campaign.
Salah is joint second on the goalscoring chart for the league, with 8 goals from 10 league matches.
Kylian Mbappe to Liverpool?
Meanwhile, Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Kylian Mbappe, and the reports that they are hoping to capitalize on the Frenchman’s uncertainty at Paris Saint Germain.
The reports also indicate that Liverpool have a healthy relationship with the entourage of Mbappe, having tried to sign him from AS Monaco in 2017.
Kylian Mbappe recently finished third in the 2023 Ballon rankings, falling behind 2nd place Erling Haaland and eventual winner Lionel Messi.
A potential move whatsoever to the Premier League will be box-office, as it could be a replica of the Ronaldo-Messi rivalry in La Liga, with Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Liverpool were rumored to be going for Kylian Mbappe in the summer, but due to PSG’s insistence to keep him in Paris, they refused to take their interest further.
He was also linked with a world-record £257 million move to Al Hilal and a possible transfer to Real Madrid, however, both rumors didn’t see the light of the day.
