{"id":289287,"date":"2023-09-03T21:09:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T21:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=289287"},"modified":"2023-09-03T21:09:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T21:09:11","slug":"liverpool-can-forget-any-title-talk-if-mohamed-salah-leaves-for-150m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/liverpool-can-forget-any-title-talk-if-mohamed-salah-leaves-for-150m\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool can forget any title talk if Mohamed Salah leaves for \u00a3150m"},"content":{"rendered":"
Let\u2019s get one thing straight. If Mo Salah has no interest in going to Saudi Arabia, there\u2019s no conversation to be had.<\/p>\n
Jurgen Klopp does not want to sell his star player. The message from Liverpool has always been clear: Salah is not for sale. The only way Salah leaves is if he says he wants to go.<\/p>\n
And yet here we are. Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad still want to sign him. Their transfer window doesn\u2019t close until Thursday. The noises aren\u2019t going away.<\/p>\n
If I were Salah, someone who knows how loved and revered he is at Liverpool, and I wanted to stay, I\u2019d want to come out and put it all to bed. But, as yet, we\u2019ve heard nothing from Salah.<\/p>\n
No matter what, Salah will be remembered as one of Liverpool\u2019s all-time greats. If he stays, he will only enhance that reputation.<\/p>\n
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Mohamed Salah only has two years left on his contract but is one of Liverpool’s most important players<\/p>\n
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Jurgen Klopp has been outspoken against the fact that the Saudi Arabian transfer window does not close until Thursday<\/p>\n
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If he does leave, Liverpool will be worse off. They can kiss goodbye to the Premier League title because they won\u2019t surpass Man City without him. It\u2019s hard enough to compete with City even with Salah running down the wing.<\/p>\n
And yet from a business point of view, it makes sense to take the money. \u00a3150million for a player with less than two years left on his contract. If Salah wants to go, I\u2019d take it. What incredible funds to invest in January or next season. There\u2019s a bigger picture to see.<\/p>\n
Even if it means Liverpool can\u2019t win the title this season, I still think they can finish in the top four without Salah.<\/p>\n
Klopp will be disappointed if Salah leaves. He\u2019s human, he has known Mo for a long time and he won\u2019t want to keep a player against his will. And now he won\u2019t have a chance to replace him. But he also has a group of young, creative players who will only get better with more game-time.<\/p>\n
Luis Diaz is an electric player, he has been like a new signing. Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota can play off the right. And I think we\u2019re about to see the best from Darwin Nunez. He\u2019s going to be a superstar. Give him time.<\/p>\n
If Salah does leave, it\u2019s not the end. It never is. Ian Rush left as a legend but was replaced by John Aldridge. Kevin Keegan went but Kenny Dalglish came in his place. Liverpool won the Premier League title after Steven Gerrard left, who\u2019d have ever thought that would happen. Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge up top became Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino. Clubs evolve.<\/p>\n
And when huge characters leave, other players grow into the space they leave behind. Gerrard departed but Jordan Henderson grew into a great leader. Salah is a god-like figure at Liverpool. When the time comes for him to leave, there will be others who\u2019ll show it\u2019s their turn to be worshipped.<\/p>\n
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Cody Gakpo (pictured) is one of a number of Liverpool players capable of playing off the right<\/p>\n