Sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal says Mohamed Salah “ticks all the right boxes” for clubs wanting to prise the Liverpool forward to Saudi Arabia.
Salah has yet to sign a new contract with his current deal at Anfield expiring at the end of the season.
The Egypt international has voiced his desire to remain on Merseyside but is currently free to negotiate with clubs outside of England.
He has inevitably been linked with a host of Pro League clubs and Saudi’s highest-ranking sports official did little to talk down the 32-year-old moving to the Middle East.
Salah to Saudi – here we go? Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal tells Piers Morgan the Liverpool star “ticks all the right boxes”.
Watch the full interview on YouTube at YouTube 8pm (UK) / 3pm (EST).
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Prince Abdulaziz appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored and was asked if Salah was the “biggest trophy right now”, to which he replied: “Definitely, he ticks all the right boxes for us, we’d love to have him.
“He’s Egyptian and we have a very good relationship, we feel like we are one with the Egyptians, from our culture and our history and so on.
“So to have Mo Salah or other players that are good role models would be a privilege. Will it happen? That’s up to the clubs to decide and see what negotiations go on.”
Duran now, Salah tomorrow?
Pro League clubs have again been active in the current transfer window with Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran seemingly poised to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr in a deal worth a reported £64million.
And Prince Abdulaziz confirmed the drive to make Saudi Arabia an appealing destination for top players is not going to stop any time soon.
He added: “We want the league to be in the top five watched and commercially driven [leagues in the world] that people aspire to want to play there, and I don’t see there being any harm in that.
“We can collaborate with everyone in Europe to make sure we deliver on that.”
Salah is currently top of the goalscoring charts in the Premier League with 19 as well as the assists table with 13 after another brilliant season.
