Anfield may not see the last of Mo Salah this season after all
Anfield may not see the last of Mo Salah this season after all Mo Salah could yet grace the Anfield turf in a competitive fixture beyond this season. That's if recent reports are accurate. Mo Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season.
The club and the player have both announced that, bringing an end to nine wonderful years. But it's a strange one. Salah's contract doesn't expire until 2027 and Liverpool are agreeing to a mutual termination here - so why?
The Saudi Pro League is supposedly very high on signing Salah and there's no question that they'd have paid a fee to get him this summer. Yet, Liverpool will give up any chance of bagging a fee and it's not entirely clear why. One plausible explanation for that is Salah not actually wanting to go to the SPL.
No other league could really afford the fee and so if he refuses to go there, and Liverpool still want his wages off the books, termination is the only answer. And it's entirely possible that Salah doesn't want the SPL move. He may still want European football as there's little doubt that he still believes he can compete at the elite level.
The Telegraph , for instance, reports that a move to Italy and Serie A is on the cards. Salah may want to remain in the UEFA Champions League and doing so would open the door to a competitive return to Anfield in the coming seasons - just, in a different kit. Let alone the potential for a Premier League move.