Liverpool’s Mo Salah during the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Tottenham Hotspur. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is ready to risk the wrath of his old club’s fans by landing Mo Salah on a free transfer to Al Etifaq.
The Saudi Pro League side are not one of the ‘big four’ of Al Hilal, Al Nasr, Al Ittihad and Al Ahli, but the link with Liverpool makes them a major player in Salah’s transfer story.
After just 14 matches of the current Saudi Arabian league season, Al Ettifaq are languishing in 11th place, some 22 points behind leaders Al Hilal, so their need for a proven striker is obvious.
Mo Salah could join Steven Gerrard’s Al-Etifaq
Al Ittihad believe Mo Salah is theirs this summer though Salah’s agent has contacted PSG according to reports.
CaughtOffside’s sources close to Liverpool, however, believe Al-Ettifaq are the frontrunners and plan to sign Mo Salah for free at the end of the season when his Liverpool contract expires.
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There is continued interest from other Saudi powers such as Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal, with sources also telling CaughtOffside that FC Barcelona, ​​​​Juventus, Al Nassr, Inter Miami and Zamalek want to be kept informed of developments. .
Liverpool still hold all the aces in the Mo Salah deal
Al-Ittihad had previously made a £150m bid for Salah which was rejected and reading between the lines of some recent interviews with the player, it seems that Liverpool have not made much of an effort to keep him. .
Al-Ettifaq are understood to want to build their new strategy around Salah’s free transfer, and if they can meet his financial demands, such a project, ahead of the 2026 World Cup, could be of huge appeal to the Egyptian king .
For now Salah remains a Liverpool player and remains in the box position as long as he is willing to play the ball.
