Liverpool face fresh €200m Deadline Day transfer threat for Salah
Tom Weber
- Updated: 1 Sept 2023 10:04 BST
- 4 min read
Liverpool's resolve will be seriously tested on Deadline Day as a big-money offer for Mohamed Salah is expected to be launched.
The Reds are set for a busy final day of the transfer window. After finally agreeing a deal to sign Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern, Jurgen Klopp's midfield revolution is complete as the Dutchman will join fellow new arrivals Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo.
That may not be the end of their summer business, however. According to journalist Ben Jacobs, the Saudis still have not given up on their Mohamed Salah pursuit and they may yet launch an offer that could be too good to pass up.
Al-Ittihad, one of the four Saudi giants owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), have been trying to engineer a deal for the Liverpool legend for some time, but to no avail.
The Reds have no intention to sell and even the player's agent at one point took to Twitter to dispel rumours of an impending departure. However, the Anfield club's resolve could be seriously tested on Deadline Day.
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A €200m offer?
The aforementioned Jacobs announced on his Twitter account: "No doubt Al-Ittihad are going to push for Salah today." The Jeddah giants are still trying to get Salah to team up with Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and ex-Liverpool colleague Fabinho.
"PIF delegation expected to finally make an offer to Liverpool," Jacobs continued. "As revealed, €150m package the starting point but it could go as high as €200m to test Liverpool’s resolve. Club stance is still that Salah is not for sale."
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It appears unlikely that Liverpool would be prepared to sell even if €200m were put on the table, but if completed, it would be the biggest Saudi move of the summer, absolutely blowing Neymar's €90m transfer from PSG to Al-Hilal out of the water.
