Liverpool decide stance on accepting £200m Saudi transfer bid for Mohamed Salah

Posted Tuesday, September 05, 2023 by Express.co.uk

Liverpool have made their stance known ahead of a potential £200million offer for Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool transfer news: The Reds will not accept any bid for Mohamed Salah (Image: GETTY)

Liverpool have reportedly decided they will not sell Mohamed Salah for any price this week. The Saudi Pro League transfer window remains open but not even a £200million bid would convince the Reds to sell.

Liverpool have already rejected one offer for Salah. Saudi club Al-Ittihad tested the waters with a £150m verbal bid last week.

Liverpool flatly refused and have maintained they will not be parting ways with Salah. However, Saudi chiefs have not given up hope of signing their dream transfer target.

Clubs in the Saudi Arabian top flight have until Thursday to finalise any incomings. Reports say Al-Ittihad are set to make a renewed effort to sign Salah late in their window.

However, they are set to remain unsuccessful. Tuesday's copy of the Daily Mirror reports that Liverpool will not entertain any offers for Salah in the coming days.

Liverpool decide stance on accepting £200m Saudi transfer bid for Mohamed Salah
Liverpool transfer news: Andy Robertson says Mohamed Salah is 100 per cent committed to the Reds (Image: GETTY)

Al-Ittihad's latest offer is set to be a guaranteed £120m with add-ons taking the total amount to £200m. However, Liverpool have made it clear they will not be accepting a potentially record-breaking deal.

Salah put speculation over his future to one side on Sunday by scoring in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Anfield. Salah's team-mates were asked about his future when speaking to the media after the match.

Andy Robertson insisted the winger has not been affected at all by recent speculation. The Scot said: "The club's position was that they knocked it (the bid) back, it rejected the bid and that is what the stance was.

"For me, Mo has not been affected, I've been around him a lot and he's not been affected by anything. Mo has reacted in the best way possible and I think you have seen that with his performance.

"I think he was pretty special. Look there is speculation around a lot of players and it is how we deal with it and he's obviously dealt with it well.

"Mo blocks it out, we let other people talk about that. Our squad is what it is and that's the squad that is going to go forward now with the window shut.

"He's the ultimate professional. Other people talk, but he's always been committed to Liverpool and you saw that with the performance he put in.

"So for us there is no concern. Mohamed Salah is a Liverpool player and we believe that is going to be the case for the foreseeable future."