How Liverpool missed out on £150m for Mohamed Salah, who's now set for free transfer | OneFootball

Mohamed Salah has confirmed he’ll be leaving Liverpool at the end of this season, but the Reds could have banked as much as £150m for a player they’ll now lose for free.

It seems that, as recently as 2023, Liverpool rejected a £150m bid for Salah from Saudi Pro League giants Al Ittihad, who are now interested in the Egypt international again, according to ESPN.

The report states that Salah is now set to be allowed to leave Liverpool on a free despite having a year remaining on his contract, and it will surely sting a little for the club to have missed out on such a huge transfer fee.

Of course, it’s also worth remembering that Salah had arguably his best season for Liverpool just a year ago, while his form has dipped significantly since then, so things can change very quickly in football.

Liverpool wouldn’t sell Mohamed Salah of last season for £150m

Liverpool surely wouldn’t swap the exceptional form they saw from Salah last season for £150m, which likely wouldn’t be enough to bring in anyone quite as good in his place.

Salah won the Golden Boot as he fired LFC to the Premier League title, and has fully established himself as one of the Reds’ best ever players.

£150m might be good for the club’s accounts, but fans won’t be thinking that way, and nor should they after being lucky enough to witness such greatness from one of the best players of the Premier League era.

Salah is clearly past his best now, so likely wouldn’t attract such a big fee, but it was surely worth it for the 33-year-old to deliver the title in such style last term.

What next for Mohamed Salah?

As reported here yesterday, Salah could be set for the Saudi Pro League but also has interest from MLS giants San Diego FC.

The former Roma man will surely have a lot of interest and more names may be revealed later.

ESPN link Salah strongly with Al Ittihad, but suggest that Al Nassr and Al Hilal will not be pursuing him this summer.