A Saudi Arabian TV pundit has claimed that two distinguished Liverpool gamers are getting ready to agreeing transfers to the Center East.
Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk each have simply over 5 months remaining on their respective contracts at Anfield, and regardless of public utterances from the skilled duo hinting that they’d desire to remain, neither appears to be near penning a brand new deal on Merseyside.
The continuing deadlock might duly play into the palms of abroad suitors who’d now have the ability to strike a pre-contract settlement for a free switch to take impact in the summertime, and one supply has claimed that the Egyptian ahead and Dutch defender might each be on the transfer within the subsequent few months.
Saudi pundit claims SPL offers for Liverpool duo are ‘very shut’
KSA Sports activities channel pundit Khaled Al-Shenaif has said that Salah has all however agreed to hitch Al-Hilal, and that Van Dijk can also be ‘very shut’ to shaking palms on a switch to the Saudi Professional League (SPL).
He boasted: “In accordance with the knowledge we have now, Al-Hilal president Fahad bin Nafel and [SPL vice-chairman] Saad Al Lazeez are at present in London to finalise the signings of a 2003-born participant and Mohamed Salah.
“Salah is 99% an Al-Hilal participant, whereas Virgil van Dijk could be very shut. Every thing has been agreed upon. The one factor left is for each gamers to signal. This switch will happen over the summer time, earlier than the Membership World Cup.”
Saudi strikes haven’t labored out for just a few ex-Liverpool stars
From a Liverpool perspective, we’re hoping that is nothing greater than Saudi self-aggrandising from Al-Shenaif.
If Salah and Van Dijk are critically considering an exit from Anfield for a transfer to the Center East this yr, they’d be clever to heed the cautionary tales of some former teammates who shortly found that the grass isn’t essentially greener elsewhere.
Sadio Mane has discovered targets tough to come back by with Al-Nassr, and Bobby Firmino had a irritating spell on the bench at Al-Ahli earlier this season. Notoriously, Jordan Henderson lasted solely six months at Al-Ettifaq earlier than returning to Europe with Ajax a yr in the past.
It’s not as if our quantity 11 and quantity 4 are discernibly on the wane in England, both. The Dutchman has been a colossus on the again over the previous few months, whereas the winger has accrued a exceptional tally of 21 targets and 17 assists already this time period.
Whereas Al-Shenaif’s claims make it sound as if Salah and Van Dijk are each on the verge of packing their suitcases for the following aircraft to Saudi Arabia, we wouldn’t advise Liverpool followers to really feel too disgusted simply but.
Till such time that such a story is communicated by a dependable supply nearer to dwelling, we stay assured that the duo will signal new offers at Anfield, the place each have taken their respective careers to a stratospheric stage.
