Saudi Arabia will KEEP pushing for Mo Salah transfer after Liverpool rejection: report

Efforts to lure Mo Salah from Liverpool to Saudi Arabia are not over, according to Saudi Pro League director of football Michael Emenalo.

Reigning Pro League champions Al Ittihad saw a whopping £150m bid for Salah rejected late in the summer transfer window, having already signed another of the world’s very best players in Karim Benzema.

But their interest in the Egyptian superstar – undoubtedly the most prominent sportsperson from the Arab world – was never likely to fade away, and Liverpool probably ought to be braced for further approaches.

In an interview with Sky Sports, Emenalo discussed the state of play in light of Al Ittihad’s failure to land Salah. He said: “First and foremost, Mohamed Salah is one of the best players on the planet. I’ve said before, privately and publicly, that we welcome anybody that wants to come [to the Saudi Pro League] and that includes Salah. But we have to do things in a very professional and respectful manner. That’s what we’re there for; it’s what the SPL has been refined to do: bring professionalism, respect for efficiencies, and do things in a competent way.