Saudi manager makes Mohamed Salah transfer statement amid Liverpool contract uncertainty
Al Hilal manager, Jorge Jesus, has been asked about the possibility of signing Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, who is out of contract at the end of the season. And he far from distanced his side from making a move.
The Saudi Pro League giant is set to lose Neymar and is looking for a replacement. Salah has inevitably been linked with a move to the Middle East once again with no news yet on an extension at Liverpool. "Salah or other big names won’t come this winter," Jesus said. "But maybe this summer."
Darwin Nunez has also been linked with a move to Al Hilal. Jesus was his manager for a season when he was at Benfica before he moved to Liverpool for a club-record fee.
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Arne Slot spoke about Nunez during his press conference ahead of facing Brentford this weekend. Nunez scored in this fixture last season but has only netted four times since Jurgen Klopp departed.
"It's your perception, not mine, that he is struggling for confidence," Slot said. "He was involved in goals against Accrington and Fulham and he scored versus Southampton.
"So for me, it's the life of a striker. Sometimes you score, sometimes you don't, and he hasn't started every week. We scored in every game except for Spurs in the cup [and Nottingham Forest at home], so that tells me we have goals in our team. Darwin will score like he has done already. I don't see him struggling that much as you see it."
Liverpool.com says: Neither Salah nor Nunez should be thinking about a Saudi move at the moment, though the interest is there. Liverpool could have some big decisions to make in its forward line in the summer but Salah being tied down remains a no-brainer.