Saudi Pro League chief talks up future Mohamed Salah move
The 31-year-old was subject to intense transfer speculation during the latter stages of the summer window, with the Reds rejecting a £150m bid from Al-Ittihad for the attacker.
Salah joined the Anfield club from Roma in June 2017 and has since gone on to cement himself as one of Liverpool's greatest players in the Premier League era, scoring 188 goals in 309 appearances.
The Egyptian has commenced the 2023-24 term in good form, making the net ripple on two occasions and providing two assists in his opening quartet of league starts.
Despite not being able to recruit Salah to the riches of the Pro League this summer, the league's director of football Emenalo has stated that the attacker could very well make the switch to the Middle East in the future.
«First and foremost, Salah is one of the best players on the planet. I have said before, privately and publicly that we welcome anybody that wants to come to the Saudi Pro League. That includes Salah,» Emenalo told Sky Sports News on Friday.
«But we have to do things in a very professional and respectful manner. That is what we are there for, it is what the Saudi Pro League has been refined to do – bring professionalism, respect of efficiencies, and do things in a competent way.
»If it did not happen, it is not because we no longer fancy the player, or because we have a problem with Liverpool. It is because certain things that need to align did not.
«Nobody is angry, we move on, but we close no doors and if the opportunity is there to do things and do it well, and it brings Mo Salah to the Saudi
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