Jamie Carragher thinks Mohamed Salah exit is inevitable ahead of £200m Saudi bid
Jamie Carragher believes that Mohamed Salah is destined to leave Liverpool amid interest from the Saudi Pro League - but predicts he will stay put until next summer.
Although English clubs are no longer able to buy players, the Saudi transfer window is still open for another 24 hours. Liverpool are braced for Al-Ittihad to make a fresh play for Salah after rejecting an offer worth £150million last week, with the new proposal expected to be in excess of £200m.
While it remains to be seen if Liverpool's stance on a sale would soften before the Saudi deadline, Al-Ittihad are expected to continue their pursuit of Salah in the New Year if their latest bid is rejected.
And Carragher feels that Salah's exit is inevitable if Al-Ittihad are serious about prising him away from Anfield. Speaking about the situation on talkSPORT, Carragher said: "His contract will be up before you know it. I think the feeling among most Liverpool supporters is that we have got him for one more season, rather than him going now, with no chance of bringing anyone in.
"For all parties, it almost feels like next summer. Liverpool would still get a substantial transfer fee, they would have Salah for this season and it would give him the chance of more success. Liverpool would have 12 months to think of someone, if there is anyone out there, to replace him. It is difficult to replace players of that quality, you have to try and use the funds to improve several positions. Great players come and go and sometimes you have to move on."
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Losing Salah would be a major setback for Liverpool, who have made a positive start to the 2023/24 campaign following a summer rebuild. The Reds have a completely new midfield after Fabinho and Jordan Henderson were lured to Saudi Arabia.
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Jamie Carragher believes Mohamed Salah is likely to leave Liverpool next summer (2023 Liverpool FC)While Carragher wants Salah to stay, he stressed last week that if Liverpool were to receive an offer in excess of £200m for their talisman, he feels they should, begrudgingly, agree to do business.
He told Sky Sports: "When you look at what Harry Kane went for, about £100m, and he is a year or two younger but he only had a year to go on his deal at Spurs. Salah has two years to go, he looks after himself really well. For Liverpool to sell now, they aren't going to want what he is worth, they will want more than that.
"He wouldn't be worth £150m without the Saudi market, probably closer to £100m. But why have they left it so late? If they wanted him so badly, and they were prepared to spend the money, why didn't they do it six months ago when they might have got him?
"It is up to Liverpool and it is up to Salah, he may not want to go. I think even for supporters who love him and don't want him to move, if that number keeps going up and up, there is a stage where they can't turn it down, and that would be £200m."
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