3 things that will definitely happen to Arsenal if Mohamed Salah leaves Liverpool in £200m move
The summer transfer window of 2023 brought with it the realisation of the presence of Saudi Arabia’s push to raise their Pro League to the highest of heights in the game. With names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Karim Benzema now in the league’s biggest sides,clubs like Arsenal are having to take notice of the financial might the nation possesses.
Liverpool, however, are facing the potential reality of losing their star man Mohamed Salah before the deadline on Thursday, September 7. Al Ittihad have already had one offer of £150million rejected by the Merseyside club however reports suggest that another improved offer ,which could be as high as £200million, could be coming soon.
If so, could Liverpool really afford to turn down such a bid for a player who turns 32 next year? If they do decide to accept, the move is sure to send shockwaves through the game and inevitably have some impact on Arsenal as football.london runs through all the impacts of the move on the Gunners.
Liverpool weakened
The most obvious one to begin with is Liverpool being weakened by the loss of the Egyptian international. Salah is the current starting right winger and while Liverpool have a number of quality forwards, their options for the right flank are far less obvious.
Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez are comfortable either through the middle or on the left. Jota has played on the right but the output pales to that of Salah’s.
Arsenal face the Reds at Anfield on Saturday, December 23, although the fixture is at the risk of being rescheduled once the games for the Christmas period are sorted by broadcasters. Either way, with the January window just a week away, Arsenal would be facing a Liverpool side without their man but
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