On the day of the European transfer deadline, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp emphasized that the Reds have no interest in playing up interest in forward Mohamed Salah.
Before their transfer window ends later this month, Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia is attempting to entice Salah to the Middle East. It is said that a bid of more than £120 million may be made in an effort to seal a move.
According to sources who spoke to 90min, Salah is considering transferring to Saudi Arabia, but Liverpool has officially and privately rejected the idea of doing so.
Salah was reportedly already in the Middle East on Friday to discuss a transfer, according to reports from Saudi Arabia. Other reports placed a £150 million price tag on Salah’s head, but Klopp laughed off all the rumors and insisted that nothing is happening.
If Liverpool would consider bids for Salah, Klopp responded in a press conference, “The position remains the same, without a doubt.” “There’s no denying that. It is as it is. Not much else to say.
In response to a question about whether a bid had arrived, Klopp said, “Not as far as I know, but that doesn’t mean a lot to be honest.”
Klopp expressed his displeasure that Saudi Arabia’s transfer market would continue to be open after Friday’s European deadline.
The Saudi league has set a deadline of September 7 for transfers, whereas FIFA’s calendar places the Saudi deadline at September 20. Klopp underlined his wish to have the Saudi deadline day moved up, regardless of when the window ends.
