Mohamed Salah transfer news: Al-Ittihad make WORLD RECORD bid €290m

Al-Ittihad will make a world record transfer offer of around €234 million for Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah.

That is according to the Daily Mail, who report that Al-Ittihad will make a new offer before the Saudi transfer deadline on September 7.

Al-Ittihad already had a massive offer of €175m rejected by Liverpool last Thursday but are now set to go even higher.

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Were Liverpool to accept, it would make Salah the most expensive player in football history.

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Neymar still holds the world record for biggest transfer of all time for his 2017 move to PSG from Barcelona.

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The Parisians paid €222m in order to bring the Brazilian to the Parc des Princes, meeting the attacker’s release clause in his Barcelona contract.

Neymar was 25 at the time of the move, which makes the offer for Salah all the more incredible as the Egyptian is now 31.

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Given Salah’s age, it will be a difficult offer for Liverpool to turn down but until now both club and manager Jurgen Klopp have insisted that the ex-Roma star is not for sale.

“I never had any doubt about his commitment. He is our player and wants to play here,” Klopp said after Salah scored and shone in the win over Aston Villa at the weekend.

The fact that the Premier League transfer window is closed also complicates matters for Liverpool.

Were they to sell Salah now, they would have to wait until January before being able to replace the winger.

The next couple of days are certain to be very interesting, especially as a Saudi delegation from Al-Ittihad are currently in London with the sole aim of returning home with Salah.

Salah joined Liverpool from Roma for a bargain €38m in 2017 and has since gone on to become one of the club’s greatest players of all time.

He has scored 188 goals in 309 games for Liverpool, leading the club to the Premier League and Champions League titles. He has won three Premier League Golden Boots and was Premier League Player of the Year in 2017-18.

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‘Liverpool wanted me…’ – Reds-supporting 23y/o explains why he turned down LFC’s summer interest

Jesper Lindstrom has explained why he turned down Liverpool’s interest during the summer, despite being a boyhood supporter of the Reds.

The Merseyside club are believed to have contacted Eintracht Frankfurt over the 23-year-old in July, but he ultimately joined Serie A champions Napoli last week.

In comments relayed via Fabrizio Romano on Twitter/X, the Denmark international outlined that he made the decision with his head rather than his heart, insisting that he’s now at an age where he needs regular game-time.

Lindstrom said: “Liverpool wanted me, I am a Liverpool fan so it would’ve been a madly fascinating experience… but would it have been an intelligent move? I am at an age now where I have to play football.”

Jesper Lindstrom reveals he rejected #LFC move in the summer: “Liverpool wanted me, I am a Liverpool fan so it would’ve been a madly fascinating experience… but would it have been an intelligent move?”. 🇩🇰

“I am at an age now where I have to play football”, he said. pic.twitter.com/7zHENQ0RrP

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 5, 2023

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Considering how desperate Liverpool had been to strengthen their midfield over the summer, right up until the deadline day signing of Ryan Gravenberch, it seems peculiar for Lindstrom to have had doubts over the prospect of being a regular in Jurgen Klopp’s line-up.

The Danish playmaker enjoyed a fine 2022/23 season in Frankfurt, scoring nine goals and setting up another four, while he registered four assists along the way to their Europa League triumph in 2022 (Transfermarkt).

Such returns compared very favourably in relation to the Reds’ midfield options at the time (WhoScored), but maybe he felt that the July addition of Dominik Szoboszlai would see him be regarded as second in line for an attacking midfield berth at Anfield behind the Hungarian.

At 23, Lindstrom is certainly young enough to earn a move to Liverpool later in his career, perhaps seeing more of an opportunity at Napoli now before finding himself ready to represent the club he supports.

Both he and the Merseysiders will be hoping that his eventual transfer decision won’t result in any regrets. As it is, LFC will crack on with the midfielders currently at Jurgen Klopp’s disposal, with Szoboszlai in particular enjoying an excellent start to the campaign and displaying so much promise.

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