If he has denied his interest in Mohamed Salah several times this winter, PSG would be very interested in the Egyptian for next season, but an extension at Liverpool cannot yet be ruled out while the Saudi club Al-Hilal is courting him to replace Neymar.
Qatar and Saudi Arabia could well engage in a tough battle next summer on the free player market front. On fire with Liverpool, Mohamed Salah reaches the end of his contract next June and has still not received an extension offer from the English club, which made him say recently that he was probably playing his last season with the Reds.
But according to L’Equipe, the English club has not yet given up on an extension for the 32-year-old Egyptian, who has scored 21 goals and provided 17 assists this season, in 29 matches played. Statistics which today make him a serious candidate for the next Ballon d’Or and one of the best players in the world in his position.
PSG still on the lookout for Salah?
His contractual situation makes him an attractive target for many clubs, including PSG, even if Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, who knows him well, has taken care to repeat in recent weeks that his club was not on the case. “That’s not true. He’s a fantastic, incredible player, but we never considered him, to be honest. We know every club would love to have him, but this rumor about us is simply false.”declared the president of PSG on December 3 to Sky Germany.
A simple communication strategy to move forward in the shadows on this issue? According to L’Equipe, PSG is very interested in view of next summer, but will have to face competition from Liverpool, as well as from Al-Hilal, the powerful Saudi club supported by the PIF, the public fund of investment from Saudi Arabia. Al-Hilal wants to find a successor to Neymar, who is reaching the end of his contract in June and who could even leave his club this winter, he who was not registered for the second part of the season of the Saudi championship.
-Chicago wants Neymar, Al-Hilal wants Salah
According to FootMercato and L’Equipe, the Chicago Fire want to sign Neymar this winter and are offering him a huge two-year contract. The player would have preferred to join Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, but David Beckham’s franchise no longer has the possibility of welcoming a new big salary into its workforce. According to L’Equipe, Chicago is ready to offer the Brazilian a contract similar to that of Messi at Inter Miami, but Neymar’s father would like even more money and discussions continue between the parties.
Al-Hilal would in any case be ready to part with Neymar this winter according to L’Equipe and would make Salah his priority for next summer. Also associated with Vinicius Junior, Al-Hilal will have to convince the Egyptian to give up on European football, which is not guaranteed given his current form.
Influential figure in sport in Saudi Arabia, particularly in the world of boxing, the very influential Turki Al Alshikh shared on Wednesday on his Facebook page a photo montage of Salah in the colors of Al-Hilal. A photo which created a buzz and which is far from innocent according to Sky Sports, which confirms that the Saudi club is ready to offer a lucrative contract to Salah.
