Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad are preparing to sign Mohamed Salah on unconventional terms. Manager Jurgen Klopp strongly stated that he would not sell.메이저사이트
Britain’s ‘The Sun’ reported on the 25th (Korean time), “Al Ittihad is offering Salah the same level as David Beckham and tempting him to Saudi Arabia.” He wants to become a star.”
After making his professional debut in 2010, Salah wore a Chelsea shirt in 2014. However, he was pushed out of the competition for the starting lineup at the time and went on loan to Fiorentina and AS Roma to gain experience. And in 2016, he eventually left Chelsea and moved to AS Roma.
He reached his potential in Rome. Salah was reborn as the team’s ace, recording 34 goals and 20 assists in Roma’s two seasons. Salah showed off his dribbling ability and scoring ability along with his speed. In response, manager Jurgen Klopp was fascinated by Salah’s play style and promoted the signing.
Salah, who returned to the EPL stage, spread his wings even more. In the first season of his transfer, he recorded 32 goals and 11 assists in the EPL alone and was named the top scorer. He wasn’t shiny for one season. Salah scored more than 20 goals every season and established himself as the team’s ace, leading Liverpool to the EPL championship in 30 years and the UEFA Champions League (UCL) championship.
His explosive power was still there. Salah scored 23 goals and 13 assists in the EPL in the 2021-22 season and tied for first place in scoring with Son Heung-min. He also helped Liverpool win the English Football League Cup (EFL Cup) and the English FA Cup. Last season was also evaluated as poor at the beginning, but he proved to be Liverpool’s ace by posting 19 goals and 12 assists.
It was his 7th season at Liverpool before he knew it. Including two goals and two assists during his time at Chelsea, Salah reported one assist against Chelsea this season and the first goal of the season against Bournemouth in Liverpool this season.
Salah is already the history of Liverpool itself. Salah scored 138 goals in the EPL wearing a Liverpool uniform, which has already ranked first in the club’s history. Salada surpasses Robbie Fowler (126 goals), Steven Gerrard (120 goals) and Michael Owen (118 goals). He also recorded 58 assists, more than Owen (55), Gerard (51), and Roberto Firmino (42).
Although the season has already started, Salah is still receiving love calls from Al Ittihad. ‘The Sun’ said, “Al Ittihad offered 150 million pounds (about 250 billion won) for the recruitment of Salah. We proposed a five-year contract that included a Saudi tourism and investment ambassador,” he explained.
“This would exceed Ronaldo’s annual salary of £173 million (about 288 billion won). As the Saudi government and the league want private investors to own the club, they will also be offered an option to take a stake in the team in the future. “This is similar to the offer that lured David Beckham to Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2007. When Beckham left Real Madrid and moved to LA Galaxy, he got the opportunity to create his own MLS team in the future.” added.
Despite the unconventional offer, Liverpool have no intention of selling. Manager Jurgen Klopp said: “We have not received any offers. Salah is a Liverpool player and essential for everything we do. If an offer comes, my answer would be ‘no’. Salah is 100% committed to Liverpool. I’m doing it. There’s nothing to talk about.”
Recently, the Saudi Professional League is recruiting a large number of superstars who played in Europe. It started with Ronaldo. There was one reason why Ronaldo, who is still very popular, chose to go to Saudi Arabia. Just because of the astronomical amount. Al Nasr offered Ronaldo an annual salary of 200 million euros (approximately 280 billion won).
Ronaldo was just the beginning. This summer, Saudi Arabia is attracting a large number of European superstars. Karim Benzema has already donned an Al Ittihad shirt, while N’Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves, Edouard Mendy and Roberto Firmino have also headed to Saudi Arabia. All of them had enough skills to play on the European stage, but they chose to go to Saudi Arabia for astronomical salaries.
Son Heung-min also received a love call from Saudi Arabia. Global media ‘ESPN’ said on the 20th of last month, “A close source said that Al Ittihad is ready to sign Son Heung-min from Tottenham Hotspur through a transfer fee of 60 million euros (about 84 billion won) and a bonus. It is said that he was offered a four-year contract worth 30 million euros (about 42 billion won) per season.”
However, Son Heung-min directly refuted the report. Son Heung-min said in the mixed zone after the match against El Salvador last June, “There is a lot of work left to do in the Premier League. Didn’t Sung-yong hyung say that Korean captains don’t go to China? Now money is not important, “It’s important to be proud of football and to play in my favorite league. I want to play more in my team and in the Premier League. I’ll go back and prepare well.”
When the question came up again, Son Heung-min gave a firm answer. He said: “If I wanted to go to Saudi Arabia, I wouldn’t be here. I love to play football. Of course money is important, but it was my dream to play in the English Premier League (EPL). A lot of players are going to Saudi Arabia and it’s really exciting. But EPL is still a dream for me, so I’m looking forward to this season.”
Son Heung-min stubbornly refused to go to Saudi Arabia. On the other hand, there are players who expressed their excitement by choosing to go to Saudi Arabia. That’s Neymar Neymar, who transferred to Al Hilal on the 16th, admitted that the newly joined Saudi League was greatly influenced by Ronaldo. “I think Ronaldo started it all and everyone said he was crazy. Ronaldo is the pioneer of historic change in the Saudi league. Look at the great progress that is happening in the Saudi league. It’s amazing to see Ronaldo and his team. is,” he said.
Ronaldo himself has stated that his players are heading to Saudi Arabia because of his influence. “I’m not going back to the European football leagues. You can forget about it. The door to my return is completely closed. I’m 38 years old and European football is a lot Quality is lost. The only valid English Premier League (EPL) is, from my point of view, far ahead of all other leagues.”
“I am 100 per cent sure that I will not be returning to any European club. I opened the way to the Saudi Professional League last January and now all the players are coming here. My decision to join Saudi Arabia is a new best. “It was 100 per cent important in signing players. It’s true. Serie A was dead when I joined Juventus, and it’s been resurrected since I signed. Everywhere I go, there’s high interest.”
Meanwhile, the possibility of advancing to the UEFA Champions League (UCL) of the Saudi league has been raised. The British’Sports Kidda’ explained, “The Saudi Football Association is negotiating with the European Football Association (UEFA) over a ticket for a Saudi league team to advance to the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) in 2025.”