For a year now, Saudi Arabia has accelerated the development of its football and the Saudi Pro League clubs attract the biggest soccer stars. Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané, Riyad Mahrez… all have joined the SPL. And this summer, another Premier League star was in Saudi Arabia's sights: Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian international ultimately did not leave Liverpool despite great interest from Al-Ittihad. But this does not mean that the current club of KB9 and Kanté will give up. In an interview for Sky Sports, Michael Emenalo, director of football of the Saudi Pro League, spoke.
“Mo Salah, like [Lionel] Messi, [Karim] Benzema, [Cristiano] Ronaldo and others like Kevin De Bruyne, they are players that when there is a feeling of availability for them, we are ready to listen to them. But we also understand that Mo is happy where he is now and at a historic and wonderful club in Liverpool. We respect that a lot and we don't want to seem like we're putting pressure on him. But if there is any interest in doing something, Mo Salah is a player you want in your league, in any league. We respect Liverpool and in this scenario the initiative to do anything will not come from us. There must be an aligned interest from all parties involved” confided the man who had worked with him at Chelsea. According to the latest information from Daily Mail, Saudi Arabia should not move this winter for the former Chelsea and AS Roma player. Pillar of the Reds, Salah has totaled 14 goals and 8 assists in 22 matches in all competitions since the start of the season before returning to Manchester United this Sunday for the 17th day of the Premier League.