Liverpool FC legend, Steven Gerrard, coach of Saudi club Al-Ettifaq, revealed that he refused to sign Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, the star of the Reds.
Gerrard said, in remarks quoted by the site “Liverpool Echo” : “I was asked about my opinion on the inclusion of Salah to the agreement . He’s my favourite player, I love Liverpool, so I want him to stay there.”
“When he wins more leagues and the Champions League with Liverpool, maybe we’ll look at it.”
The Saudi press reports confirmed that the Jeddah Union Club entered into serious negotiations to include Salah, and the newspaper “Sports” Saudi Arabia that the Saudi club offered Liverpool 60 million pounds sterling, in addition to a huge salary for the pharaoh contract extends for two seasons.
The value of the Saudi Al Ittihad Club offer to Mohamed Salah
The newspaper revealed that the salary of the Union offered to Salah up to £1.6 million per week, an increase of more than 3 times and up to 1.2 million more than his salary with Liverpool, which currently amounts to 400 thousand pounds per week, after the renewal of his last contract, which extends until June 2025.
But Ramy Abbas, Mohamed Salah’s agent resolved the controversy that arose recently and confirmed that Mohamed Salah will not leave Liverpool, and said in a tweet via his account on Twitter: “If we think about leaving Liverpool this year we would not have renewed the contract with the club last summer.”
Salah’s agent added: “Mohamed remains committed to Liverpool throughout his contract with the club, and this is clear to everyone.”
Liverpool succeeded in renewing Mohamed Salah’s contract in the summer of 2022 to continue with the team until 2025, as the club doubled his salary from £200,000 a week to 400.
Mohamed Salah refused more than 3 times his salary with Liverpool
Resolved Ramy Abbas, agent Mohamed Salah star Liverpool, controversy, which arose recently after the offer of the Saudi Union club tempting to include the captain of the national team, during the current summer transfer period.
Abbas confirmed that Mohamed Salah will not leave Liverpool, and said in a tweet via his account on Twitter: “If we thought about leaving Liverpool this year, we would not have renewed the contract with the club last summer.”
Salah’s agent added: “Mohamed remains committed to Liverpool throughout his contract with the club, and this is clear to everyone.”
