Al Ittihad continue to increase the amount they are offering to Liverpool. But there is still not a positive answer by Liverpool. They just want to keep him for the season. But next summer they might change their mind on this topic. Because Salah will have one year left on his contract and they might not convince Salah for another extension maybe.
Therefore after this season we can really see him signing for a Saudi Arabia team. It would be really sensible for Liverpool to sell him like that while they can make a lot of money from his transfer fee. Saudi Arabia teams are already eager to splurge on these stars.
Theoretically, Al-Ittihad and Salah (he seems to want to move to the Saudi League) have 20 more days to convince Liverpool to agree to a transfer. The transfer window in Saudi Arabia closes later than in most European countries. But the likelihood that Liverpool will agree is close to zero - now they can not replace Salah with another big transfer until the winter window (actually until the summer).
I don’t think Liverpool actually want to spend a good amount of money right now. And finding a suitable substitution for Mohamed Salah is definitely a big task for them if they actually sell him. So I am pretty sure that they do not want to take that risk right now. They would rather wait to see how he is going to perform and take decisions accordingly. That’s why I believe they are refusing to let him go even though they are being offered a good price for him. And let’s be honest, this much price is not going to be offered by any European club for sure, especially in the next transfer window.
Obviously, Al Ittihad is putting Liverpool under pressure but they can make a player stop thinking about Al Ittihad but when we are talking about a huge of money, there is the possibility for the team to change their mind and even sell their superstar Salah to this team, However other than Salah, Al Ittihad wants another more play from Liverpool.
The money is definitely pretty good. So if Liverpool actually think that they can live without him, and if they can find a replacement, I believe they should let him go. But if they do not find a replacement, they should not sell him regardless of how much money they are being offered.
Regards
Duke