Arne Slot sends strong message to Saudi Arabia over Mo Salah’s future!

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has made his stance crystal clear. He wants Mohamed Salah to stay at Anfield beyond the summer. With rumors mounting over Salah’s potential move to the Saudi Pro League, Slot emphasized the club’s desire to keep the Egyptian superstar, along with Virgil van Dijk and

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has made his stance crystal clear. He wants Mohamed Salah to stay at Anfield beyond the summer.

With rumors mounting over Salah’s potential move to the Saudi Pro League, Slot emphasized the club’s desire to keep the Egyptian superstar, along with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose contracts also expire at the end of the season.

Salah’s future has been a major talking point. Especially after he admitted earlier this month that contract talks were “far away” from a resolution. Saudi Arabia’s sports minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, further fueled the speculation, calling Salah “a big prize” and expressing the country’s eagerness to have him play in their league.

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Liverpool previously turned down a staggering £150 million offer from Al Ittihad in September 2023. But as time ticks down on his contract, concerns grow over the possibility of losing him for free next summer.

Slot stands firm on the future of Mo Salah

Slot, however, remains resolute in his desire to keep Salah at the club.

“I would be surprised if there was anyone wherever around the world saying ‘we don’t want Mo Salah’. He’s doing so well for so many years that everyone probably wants him.

He has done so well without my advice for a long time so he can probably keep doing what is best for his career even without my advice. But my advice to him would be different to the one [man] you just mentioned.”

He further added,

“Everyone wants him, including us – we want him to extend, of course. That is clear. I am not surprised that Saudi wants him – but I would not be surprised if other countries wanted him as well.

He is old enough and wise enough and done so many smart things in his career he will make the right decision for himself and hopefully for us as well.”

Now Slot is not directly involved in contract negotiations. The negotiations are handled by sporting director Richard Hughes—he confirmed ongoing conversations with the players.

“I speak with these players, I speak with them, not every day like Richard but quite a lot, and it would be ridiculous if in all these times I speak to them we have never spoken about the future.”

Meanwhile, Liverpool’s injury list sees positive updates. Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, and Joe Gomez are all set to resume training ahead of their upcoming clash against Bournemouth. This might offer a potential boost for Slot’s side in the crucial Premier League title race.

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  • Sridarshi Chowdhury

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