Premiership: Mo Salah is not for sale

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp clears the air on reports of Egyptian’s move to Saudi; says he was, is and will always be an essential member of the team

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp dismissed suggestions on Friday that Mohamed Salah could become the latest star name to depart European football for Saudi Arabia. 

According to reports, Al-Ittihad are trying to lure the Egyptian to the Gulf state with a huge salary offer that would rival the deals that enticed Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to the Gulf kingdom. 

Salah signed a three-year contract extension at Anfield just over 12 months ago and his agent has previously poured cold water on speculation of a move. “If we considered leaving LFC this year, we wouldn’t have renewed the contract last summer. 

Jurgen Klopp

Mohamed remains committed to LFC,” Ramy Abbas posted on  Twitter, earlier this month.

Liverpool’s plans for the transfer window have already been thrown into chaos by the loss of midfielders Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to Saudi clubs and Klopp said the club would not consider any offers for Salah. “Talk about media stories,” Klopp said at his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s trip to Newcastle. 

“Nothing to talk about from my point of view—Mo Salah is a Liverpool player. He is an essential player, was and will be. There is nothing there. If there was, the answer would be no.” 

Japan captain Wataru Endo could make his first start for the Reds at St James’ Park after the defensive midfielder appeared as a substitute in last weekend’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth.

Jesus available for Arsenal’s tie v Fulhum

Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus is available again for Arsenal after making a recovery following knee surgery and could play against Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.

Jesus has missed Arsenal’s opening two games—wins over Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace—after undergoing what Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta described as a “little procedure” days before the start of the season.

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