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According to reports, the star Egyptian footballer, Mohamed Salah, has been offered whopping £65 million salary to sign with the Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal for two seasons after leaving Liverpool in the summer. Turki Alakshikh, a strong ally of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country's chief ruler, is determined to bring Salah to his country in Al-HIlal's shirt ahead of the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup this summer. Given the expenditures, this would only be achievable with the permission of Mohammed bin Salman and the Saudi Public Investment Fund. FIFA officials have granted participating teams an additional transfer "window" to sign players in preparation for the competition.
Mohamed Salah's failure to reach an agreement on a new contract with Liverpool, as well as the outcry over his "last season" at Anfield, has cast doubt on his desire to sign a new contract there. Salah has had probably the best season of his Liverpool career, with a Premier League-leading 18 goals and 13 assists to date.
Remarkable Premier League season for Mohamed Salah
The 32-year-old Liverpool forward player has had a remarkable season thus far in which he has scored 21 goals and created another 17 in 29 matches. As a result, the competition to sign Salah is quite intense with him being in last six months of his contract. The Saudi Pro League's cash-rich teams are particularly eager to sign the Arab world's most famous football player, with the highest offer that Al-Hilal is prepared to make him.
The Egyptian player is considered to be iconic, and his signing would be a huge boost for the SPL, demonstrating the young competition's financial clout and prestige. Salah has a stunning 232 goals and 105 assists in 378 games since joining Liverpool from Roma in 2017. The talented winger has won one Premier League title, the FA Cup, two League Cups, and the Champions League with the Reds.
Moreover, Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the world's highest-paid player, with the Al-Nassr star reportedly earning €200 million per season. If Salah goes ahead to sign a world-record contract, it must be larger than this number, which would be difficult for Liverpool to match up.