07 Sep 2023 18:17:08
Hello ed2 hope u keeping well. Do u know why Saudis have waited so late into window to bid for salah? Salah is obviously interested as they wouldn't have bid in 1st place if he wasnt. Seems to me if they hadve come with these sorts of bids 2 months liverpool wouldn't have been able to refuse it as they would've then been able to reinvest it in other areas. Bidding now lfc have no time to then use funds to bolster team.

{Ed002's Note - They previously made their interest known and have returned after having a bid rejected. I have explained my expectations and I stand by those. Another year at Liverpool then a move.

1.) 08 Sep 2023
07 Sep 2023 19:05:43
Ed002 if I may, I understand you think a move next summer seems likey and probably best for all parties if I'm honest. My question is transfer fee. I understand he will be a year older and only 1 year left on contract but would you think lfc could still negotiate a 100m fee or close to?

{Ed002's Note - Possibly.}

2.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 06:50:14
Agree totally. This is definitely mos last season. Quick question if you have time Ed.
Obviously we would struggle to replace like for like so probably would look to replace output over a number of positions. If you had 200m who would you buy?

{Ed002's Note - What makes you think Liverpool will have £200M to spend on players?}

3.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 08:53:05
I thought they only bidding last fortnight or so. Yes I think next summer he will go as well . I'm glad we didn't take money as we've started season well and in each of 4 games we've improved steadily. I think selling a starting player could upset the applecart

4.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 09:46:36
We have 200m cos we didn’t spend 115m on Caicedo and we’re going to get 400m from Saudis. So that’s 200m ed2 ?

For Mo, I’m genuinely surprised there isn’t more chat about him leaving the worlds elite league. When we were debating the merits of extending MO’s contract, some fans made the case that he could be performing in the top leagues into his late 30s like Messi and CR7. Where’s that chat gone? Does Mo not have that ambition?

5.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 10:24:58
Faith, I imagine there’s somewhat more factors to his desire than playing in our league alone, family etc.

6.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 10:39:01
Why don't the Saudis just but lfc and have done.

7.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 11:10:23
How do we know he doesn't have that desire? hearing on here he's leaving the last 6 years and yet he's still here doing Mo things.

8.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 11:49:17
Well if he left to go to the Saudi league then we’d know he doesn’t have the desire to be the best anymore.

I’m just saying I’m surprised that there is very little chatter about his ambition over earning a payday. Especially given that much of the argument to extend him was that he’d deliver at an elite level for the duration of the contract.

9.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 12:29:45
I think one factor in if he wants to leave is the chance we have of winning the very top trophies again.
And also Mo’s fitness levels as well.
If he thinks he’s still got another year after this one of performing at the top level and with a realistic chance of bagging one last big trophy, I think he might stay longer.
I know everyone’s got their price but I always thought Mo’s main ambition was to win the big prizes rather than be a museum piece in some desert.
If he thinks he can realistically play till his mid 30s and beyond like ronaldo then there’s plenty of time to make the lucrative but career ending move.
Just my thoughts anyway, I’m sure the club are already looking and semi prepared for his departure whenever that may be. All good things must come to an end and I’m looking forward to see how the club adapts and moves on, we have sometimes done better when a superstar moves on (coutinho) and we have sometimes messed it up (suarez) so it will be interesting to see how well the club copes (or doesn’t)

10.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 18:12:29
We have to stop thinking that Saudi Arabia isn't serious about football anymore, they seem serious about taking over everything else in business terms, this part of the world and quite a bit of the West are on its knees in financial terms in comparison! Times are changing why wouldn't the football world?

11.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 18:21:23
There is no way of 200 mil for Salah with a year left on contract. Its not rocket science so stop wasting the Eds' time.

12.) 08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023 22:09:04
What’s to stop Mo extending his contract at Liverpool? I’d say after this season he might well have another 2 or 3 years at the top and might still want to challenge for honours in Europe. There are, potentially, a number of possibilities. For all we know this might turn out to be his best season yet.

13.) 09 Sep 2023
09 Sep 2023 21:45:49
I’m pretty sure centre backs will be the main area of focus next summer as well as replacing Mo.

14.) 09 Sep 2023
09 Sep 2023 23:12:11
Faith, Mo Salah is quite possibly the greatest Muslim player of all time, and has an opportunity to be a star as a muslim country emerges as a football destination.

The draw for both Mo and the Saudis must be immense.

15.) 11 Sep 2023
11 Sep 2023 13:36:54
Quite possibly the greatest Muslim player of all time? I love Salah, but there are Muslim players who'd probably like to have a word with you, about stretching things (even if you're saying possibly) .

Like Zinedine Zidane, Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante, Mesut Ozil, Karim Benzema, Yaya Touré, Riyad Mahrez, Franck Ribery, Éric Abidal, Ilkay Gundogan, amongst others. Even Sadio would probably like a word with you.

16.) 11 Sep 2023
11 Sep 2023 13:44:09
And just to add, since you brought it up, there is no such thing as an "immense draw". The Gulf Arabs dislike the other Arabs and it's the same vice versa. This narrative of Muslims and Arabs being homogenous and in absolute love with each other is completely false.

But yes, Salah will go over and play over there for the money. Just like any other professional footballer.

17.) 15 Sep 2023
15 Sep 2023 04:03:17
I always found it strange that everyone assumes Salah is drawn to Saudi Arabia. Tons of people get rich and leave Saudi Arabia for the UK and elsewhere. I have no idea what Salah thinks about Saudi Arabia or how much he enjoys living in Liverpool or anywhere else. It's strange as people have different things that push their buttons. Shouldn't Jordan Henderson be drawn toward not going to SA according to the "Muslim/ Not Muslim" formula? And yet, Salah remains and Henderson does not.

Everybody ranks the variables differently. For all we know Mo Salah really does not want to play in SA. There's every possibility that's true.