16 Jun 2024 09:10:48
Hi Ed002, a gut feeling question here. Not your favourite I know.
Do you think Saudi will offer for Salah this summer or wait it out with only one year left to next Summer?
{Ed002's Note - Michael Emanalo will make what he considers a very good offer on behalf of Al-Ittihad for Salah and has identified two alternatives he will look to if not successful - leaving Salah to run down his contract.}
16 Jun 2024 10:45:42
Following from your answer Ed002, do you know of any indication from the club’s side on offering an extension?
{Ed002's Note - I really doubt the club would give him a guge increase in wages and an extension - and why would he be tempted by it as opposed to letting his contract run down and pocketing a huge signing on bonus and huge wages?}
16 Jun 2024 12:16:42
Thank you Ed002. I think the club should accept a good offer but sounds very much like the ball is in Salah's court.
{Ed002's Note - It is.}
16 Jun 2024 12:20:00
Eds does player power tend to outweigh the clubs/ best business interests in situations like these?
What if FSG accept a bid this summer but Salah says no?
{Ed002's Note - Then he stays and runs down his contract.}
16 Jun 2024 14:17:03
On the plus side we get to keep him for one more season time enough to prepare for the inevitable then he gets his move to Saudi and we say thank you to an absolute beast of a footballer who we got for an absolute steal, glass half full.
16 Jun 2024 14:46:33
I'd rather sell now and pocket the 100 million and buy a replacement. Sureky that makes business sense ed2?
{Ed002's Note - Depending on what the offer is.}
16 Jun 2024 16:26:38
My only hope here is that any offer comes in at a sensible point for us to do something in terms of a replacement. Clubs know when the windows are, there's no need for an offer for our star player 10mins before it closes.
16 Jun 2024 20:58:52
I think he leaves on a free I really do . I trust the club will do what’s best all round for the club and no sentiment affecting decisions.
16 Jun 2024 23:05:23
I think - no proof at all - that he wants one last crack at the CL. I reckon he’ll run his contract down and take the big cheque next summer.
17 Jun 2024 12:36:32
The offer could be £40m and it would make more sense to sell rather than let him go on a free, the save in wages an fee make it so.
17 Jun 2024 16:29:18
I don't see a situation where Salah comes out ahead financially by leaving this summer. He'll get paid more and Saudi will end up paying less if he runs down the contract. I think it comes down to his personal ambitions in the CL.
18 Jun 2024 08:08:51
@mftjones
I am not a financial expert, but I imagine he would have a large wage increase if he left to Saudi compared to his Liverpool wage and I think the tax rules are more favourable so he wouldn’t do badly if he left this season money wise.
18 Jun 2024 08:42:20
Navy, I think mft is referring to the absolute massive signing on fee Salah would receive if he ran his contract down. Rather than a transfer fee going to LFC, he'd pocket it all himself and then get the massive wages as well.
18 Jun 2024 13:31:43
Pocketing the 75M for Luis or the 50M for Raheem didn't exactly work out - I don't think we've replaced the 30-45 goal contributions and would struggle to do so with what we'd receive. He's still good enough to change a season and we should keep hold.
19 Jun 2024 06:49:06
Personally, I feel that Salah and whoever who does not want to play under Slot to be moved on. I appreciate Salah for what he has done for LFC but seeing him disrespect Klopp for more than one occasion, I would think that Slot will have a hard time pleasing him, if he stays.
Slot is not a guaranteed success and could take years to make LFC competitive. I don't think Salah would want to stick around for that. So, I hope we get offered good money for him and we part ways happily. Keeping Salah may not be good if Slot's system does not suit him. Who knows? But since we are not guaranteed of anything, might as well start on a 'clean slate'