⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Phoenix Anka]

It is reported that after the Copa America competition has ended, Angel Di Maria will announce his retirement. But it seems that he will only retire from the Argentina national team and he will remain focused until his contract ends with Benfica. Angel Di Maria's journey in Europe was certainly extraordinary, he even played for big teams such as Real Madrid, Manchester United, PSG and Juventus before he finally returned to his old team, namely Benfica at this time. Angel Di Maria is one of the best wingers ever and with Argentina last year winning the world cup trophy made him enough to achieve everything in football.

Angel Di Marria is such an outstanding player that his presence is important for Argentina national team but it seems he's aged and not competent enough to record good games. It's decision to retire from the national team because the competitive race there is very high, alot of young players are coming up and having best time playing football on the pitch, while Di Marria have other priorities to reach in his professional football. He plays for Benfica and he's there to give his very best performance because that's the only way to level up and maintain his position in the starting line-up in the team.

Competition will still exist wherever it is and I don't think Angel Di Maria will retire if he only loses in competition with other players. Angel Di Maria seems to feel like his business in football is over so he won't be burdened with existing responsibilities. We have recently lost an important figure in European football in the last decade and of course we will continue to hope to see in the next generation whether there will be talented players who can be at the same level as other great players who have now retired. Benfica is his last home and he must give everything he can to make his retirement feel more memorable.

When we say Di Maria, we remember the magnificent assists and goals he has made in his past. I liked the Real Madrid era the most. He's a fantastic football player. He also had matches where he played entirely for Argentina. He also played an important role in the World Cup and was happy once again by winning the cup. It's time for him to retire, too, thanks Angel.

[borovichok]

Messi is not Barcelona's priority match at the moment, but he has the opportunity to reunite with Barcelona for 1-2 seasons and declare his retirement there as a club legend. I know his salary is very large, but Messi could agree to lower his salary if he has other interests. We never know how deals are made between clubs and targeted players, but anything is possible and nothing is impossible.

So far I really agree that Xavi doesn't need Messi in his squad anymore, but Xavi can always open the door for Messi if he wants to return. Xavi can play Messi as a winger or as an attacking midfielder without disturbing the roles of other players such as Lamine Yamal or Raphinha, but I'm not sure what the best scenario is for Messi to return to Barcelona.

Leo Messi turned down Barcelona at crucial moment, he choose to move to Inter Miami were he made quite brilliant performance for the team, his declined in possible links connecting him back to Camp Nou was discouraging and portrayed sad faces on the bluagrana supporters. Barcelona have other priorities to reach this season and including Leo Messi is not part of it. Xavi Hernandez and his players have difficult task at hand and they would ensured they're able to deliver games in crucial times. In the meantime, there are quality players in Barcelona that are capable of elevating the team's performance to one of the highest significant levels specifically in league games and other elite competitions.

[Leviathan.007]

Sancho going to Barcelona would be a dream for both parties. Juventus is not a huge team, but Barcelona could become a great team with him, they are still not far away from the title possibility at la liga, and they are doing great at UCL as well, so all those combined could mean that we could potentially see him do fine at Barcelona.

Juventus had so many troubles and I am guessing that we are not going to end up with that many amazing deals for them in the near future, players and their agents will know that they are not going to get what they want out of there and could face trouble and success could be very difficult. On the other hand if he goes to Barcelona then he is going to get everything he wants there, success, fame, money, everything will be there and he will be playing at the second biggest league in the world. Not like there is anyone who would be better than him neither, so he will get as much time as he possibly could as well.

Barcelona has giving their respond to this rumour that they said Sancho is talented player and they are respect to this player but loan him this winter is not possible because currently Barcelona has complete squad and if they want to buy Sancho then Barcelona will do that after end of this season but one of the most problem is Sancho has high salary in Manchester United and with the current financial status for Barcelona then it's impossible to them to give high salary to Sancho

Juventus indeed the most serious club who want Sancho this winter but they don't want to buy Sancho Juventus even most likely want to swap Sancho with Federico Chiesa and this could be an unfavorable swap for Manchester United because we all know although lately Chiesa has been showing impressive performance with Juventus but this player has prone injury so this is not good for Manchester United

I think a palyer like Sancho is a good chance for any team because they can hire this palyer easily. Since he is still under contract with Manchester United they can release him immediately whenever he gets an official offer and this is a good chance for a team like Barcelona because they can't offer a huge amount of money for hiring Sancho.  

[mv1986]

Next season or maybe in the winter transfer which will open in a few months it looks like Liverpool will try to find alternatives as a replacement for Salah because I'm pretty sure with the SPL club they will definitely continue to try to bring in this player especially with some conditions that have previously occurred where they even bid several times it shows that they are serious about making Salah their target.
On the other hand though surely this will have an impact on Liverpool because Salah is a player who is still a fulcrum for Liverpool but I think with the money the club has from SPL and the salary that will eventually become a benchmark for Salah this could be a differentiator in transfer issues if the SPL club bids Salah not at an urgent time before the closing of the player transfer.

I am not sure if we will see any major changes during the winter transfer period as it's usually unlikely that you can buy some top talent as they are not available for sale. But there will definitely be talks about Salah as his contract will expire in 2025 and Liverpool either has the chance to sell him for a lot of money or they can convince him to extend his contract, but that will be expensive for them as well as Salah is well aware of his situation. Last season they could decline those offers because they knew that Salah still has two years of contract left, but I feel like Salah will leave Liverpool next summer.

Indeed, in this case all possibilities can still occur, it's just that when in the end Salah prefers the large salary offered by Al-Ittihad as before and Liverpool cannot force Salah to a new contract, the possibility of releasing at a high price (more than 100 million) is still possible for them and inevitably they have to find someone as a replacement for Salah because this will not be possible if the position is left empty.

Although things like this rarely happen in the winter transfer window but sometimes things like this are still possible if something unwanted in the middle of the season happens.
Because however any form of action taken will ultimately refer to the domino effect of Salah for Liverpool.

Yes but at least they can be sure to get a good transfer fee for Salah, which then puts them into a strong position for negotiations about other players with other clubs. Liverpool would not only be able to offer a good salary and also a high transfer fee, but they could also offer a new player to take the place of Salah in the club. The hard factors like money are no issue, but the soft factors like importance in the club and also for the fans can be very compelling for a player as well.

[Hvdv]

I don't think Messi will return to Barcelona, and this is just a rumor. Inter Miami's chances of reaching the MLS playoffs were dashed after a loss to Cincinnati. This ended Miami's hopes of continuing. Messi's free time during those months it sparked rumors that he would return to Barcelona. However, this information was quickly deemed completely inaccurate by Inter Miami head coach Martino.
There is no reason for him to be willing to return to Barcelona. Last transfer season, Messi was given a free transfer. But the Barcelona board of directors had yet to bring him back. At this point, the idea of borrowing it is entirely unreasonable.

Recent update, Lionel Messi not return to Barcelona as loan option after Inter Miami failure reached to playoff round and he will focus stay for new season on next year, current information publishing by Fabrizio Rumano and Lionel Messi will not play for any team yet and waiting until new season begin. Lionel Messi have two matches left with Inter Miami but upcoming match seems he not return to the team because left two matches days after facing Peru in World Cup Qualifier CONMEBOL zone.

Last match on October 22 and Lionel Messi will retired awhile from club competition and seems bad ideas because he pause for long term from football matches except several match with Argentina on qualifier round.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1712175569268265028

Maybe in more detail we can look at Lionel Messi's schedule which has been published by Fabrizio Romano and as we can see there is not much of a busy schedule for Lionel Messi during November except for October he will play in full. Even in December he will spend his time on vacation. He will return to Inter Miami when next season's MLS starts. It seems that the previous loan rumors linked to Barcelona or to a Saudi league team are not true and I think this is the right decision for Lionel Messi to stay at Inter Miami and enjoy his time with his family.

I no longer believe that there is a possibility for Lionel Messi outside America. I'm sure you're making your retirement plans in the USA. In my opinion, he will play with Inter Miami for a long time and eventually retire there. The possibility of Barcelona excites everyone, but this is something that will not come true. Of course, I wish it were real and we could watch it again in Spain.

[junder]

Sancho going to Barcelona would be a dream for both parties. Juventus is not a huge team, but Barcelona could become a great team with him, they are still not far away from the title possibility at la liga, and they are doing great at UCL as well, so all those combined could mean that we could potentially see him do fine at Barcelona.

Juventus had so many troubles and I am guessing that we are not going to end up with that many amazing deals for them in the near future, players and their agents will know that they are not going to get what they want out of there and could face trouble and success could be very difficult. On the other hand if he goes to Barcelona then he is going to get everything he wants there, success, fame, money, everything will be there and he will be playing at the second biggest league in the world. Not like there is anyone who would be better than him neither, so he will get as much time as he possibly could as well.

Barcelona has giving their respond to this rumour that they said Sancho is talented player and they are respect to this player but loan him this winter is not possible because currently Barcelona has complete squad and if they want to buy Sancho then Barcelona will do that after end of this season but one of the most problem is Sancho has high salary in Manchester United and with the current financial status for Barcelona then it's impossible to them to give high salary to Sancho

And also on the other hand I heard that Sancho also made a statement that he did not want to leave even though Barcelona had the ability to sign him, he said that he would prove the criticism that he was not at a good level, maybe one of the reasons why he said he did not want to leave because he wanted to prove himself there. On the other hand, yes agree, the opportunity for his arrival on loan does not seem to be happening for now, because as you say Barcelona now has a pretty good composition in all positions with all the ammunition they have. In fact, finance is always the initial problem for Barcelona, especially for players who have salaries as high as Sancho, in my opinion it is too early if we speculate about Sancho's departure to Barcelona with financial circumstances that are not possible and also of course the amount of salary that Xavi must spend is also quite large for this player. So well maybe Barcelona will not take risks in this decision, maybe they will only utilize existing players.

[harapan]

Sancho going to Barcelona would be a dream for both parties. Juventus is not a huge team, but Barcelona could become a great team with him, they are still not far away from the title possibility at la liga, and they are doing great at UCL as well, so all those combined could mean that we could potentially see him do fine at Barcelona.

Juventus had so many troubles and I am guessing that we are not going to end up with that many amazing deals for them in the near future, players and their agents will know that they are not going to get what they want out of there and could face trouble and success could be very difficult. On the other hand if he goes to Barcelona then he is going to get everything he wants there, success, fame, money, everything will be there and he will be playing at the second biggest league in the world. Not like there is anyone who would be better than him neither, so he will get as much time as he possibly could as well.

Barcelona has giving their respond to this rumour that they said Sancho is talented player and they are respect to this player but loan him this winter is not possible because currently Barcelona has complete squad and if they want to buy Sancho then Barcelona will do that after end of this season but one of the most problem is Sancho has high salary in Manchester United and with the current financial status for Barcelona then it's impossible to them to give high salary to Sancho

And also on the other hand I heard that Sancho also made a statement that he did not want to leave even though Barcelona had the ability to sign him, he said that he would prove the criticism that he was not at a good level, maybe one of the reasons why he said he did not want to leave because he wanted to prove himself there. On the other hand, yes agree, the opportunity for his arrival on loan does not seem to be happening for now, because as you say Barcelona now has a pretty good composition in all positions with all the ammunition they have. In fact, finance is always the initial problem for Barcelona, especially for players who have salaries as high as Sancho, in my opinion it is too early if we speculate about Sancho's departure to Barcelona with financial circumstances that are not possible and also of course the amount of salary that Xavi must spend is also quite large for this player. So well maybe Barcelona will not take risks in this decision, maybe they will only utilize existing players.

It is well noticed enough to see that Barcelona lacks who they call defenders so they can not win the league  without the help of the defenders.
Sancho will not make the Barcelona first team players he is better than are not roo much they can be easily forgotten immediately they are burnt to the ground.  I have not read anything that says that Sancho will leave Man United and become a player of Barcelona not even the player that wants both.
Refusal to apologise to the coach will lead him forward.  He can move back dortmund for they will accept him without much consideration

[Zoomic]

David Raya was also a target for Manchester United but ended up choosing Onana, which in my opinion choosing Onana was a mistake. Today Raya proved that she is better than Onana, very clear and comparable over the last few kagas. Manchester United has again made the wrong decision in choosing a goalkeeper. There is a lot of praise that David Raya can get with Arsenal considering that if Arteta has given him a place and continues to be used as a starter, it means that Artets has great trust. It is possible that a permanent option will be realized next season. Ramsdale may have to be willing to share space because after all this is a risk he has to accept.

I think Onana is not a bad choice but it was unnecessary for sure. It is difficult for any new player at the beginning at United. At United , pressure is huge and right now Onana is under a huge pressure. I would say Onana hasn't adjusted well at United and needs a bit more time in my opinion.

Raya also could have been a good choice but the difficult part is Brentford doesn't wants to let him go easily and at that time when United were looking for goalkeeper, United were actually looking for a permanent option and not a temporary one.

We should not just approach issues as simple as they appear. There is no guarantee that Raya will no longer flop throughout the season and there is no guarantee that Onana has failed as a goalkeeper. Presently, we can say that Raya is doing outstandingly well and also we can say that Onana is struggling but this two developments will not remain static

It is known that Manchester United is used to making mistakes in the transfer market but I can attest that the case of Onana wasn't a mistake. Onana was among the best of not the available best as at when Manchester United went into the market in search of a goalkeeper. In as much as Onana has not given his best, I can confidently say that Manchester United problem is not a goalkeeper. If Manchester United team is stabled, their goal keeper will be stable.

[Leviathan.007]

With Carlo Ancelotti confirmed to leave Real Madrid next season, Real Madrid may have already decided who will be their club's next manager. Zinedine Zidane has already been in charge of Real Madrid for a few seasons and he has brought success to Real Madrid as long as he has been in charge of Real Madrid so of course he might want to come back to Real Madrid next season and Real Madrid will accept him. Zinedine Zidane was offered by many clubs but he did not complete the contract with any club which may be one of the reasons for his return to Real Madrid.

Xabi Alonso, Zinedine Zidane There is no doubting the skills of this duo, but of the two, I prefer Zinedine Zidane to be the next manager of Real Madrid.

Speculation about Ancelotti future is still a question mark because he could stay if he extends his contract in the winter transfer window. However, the biggest opportunity if you look at his contract period could be that he will leave Real Madrid at the end of this season. Several names of top coaches are currently starting to be linked with Real madrid, such as zidane and xabi alonso. But in my opinion zidane will be Real madrid first choice to succeed ancelotti next season.

Ancelotti also dismissed reports that he would leave Real madrid at the end of this season. This answer is quite a big question mark regarding his future because if he renews his contract it is possible that he will coach Real madrid in the next few season.

We can't still be sure and tell if Ancelotti is going to leave Real Madrid in the next season or not. Even during the last summer when there was some news about Ancelotti leaving Real Madrid for Brazil but he stayed there and now when we hear news about Zidane returning to Real Madrid or Xabi Alonso working at Real Madrid and taking the place of Ancelotti still there is the possibility for him to stay there.

[AakZaki]

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However, if Real Madrid wants to try to recruit another coach, I think the one who is more suitable is Xabi Alonso, but it seem that Xabi Alonso cannot yet coach a big club like Real Madrid and Xabi Alonso still wants to improved his coaching performance while he is still at Leverkusen.

There is no definite news regarding Anceloti's replacement. There used to be news that maybe Xabi, Raul, Arbeloa and Zidane were the coaches who might go to Madrid. But to this day there is no picture of who will come. While Anceloti has definitely gone to Brazil. But it's still the end of the 2023/2024 season, meaning Madrid still have plenty of time until June 2024. At the moment Madrid only need concentration to become League and UCL Champions.

[QueenVera]

We can't still be sure and tell if Ancelotti is going to leave Real Madrid in the next season or not. Even during the last summer when there was some news about Ancelotti leaving Real Madrid for Brazil but he stayed there and now when we hear news about Zidane returning to Real Madrid or Xabi Alonso working at Real Madrid and taking the place of Ancelotti still there is the possibility for him to stay there.

Well it's not been official if and when Ancelotti would leave Realmadrid but the fact that Realmadrid have already listed some possible coaches like De Zerbi, Xabi Alonso and a possible return of Zidane means that Ancelotti might not stay much longer at Realmadrid, however he's now the national team coach of Brazil,  therefore he'll need to leave the club side to focus on this career in the national team side.

 Well everything lies on Ancelotti and i believe before the board would think of looking for managers to take over Ancelotti era, maybe he's already had a meeting with them concerning his departure, however amongst of the coaches listed currently for his replacement the most suitable of them all is Zidane he's been very successful as a manager previously and could still do same thing he did and win more trophies for Realmadrid.

[ShowOff]

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There is no definite news regarding Anceloti's replacement. There used to be news that maybe Xabi, Raul, Arbeloa and Zidane were the coaches who might go to Madrid. But to this day there is no picture of who will come. While Anceloti has definitely gone to Brazil. But it's still the end of the 2023/2024 season, meaning Madrid still have plenty of time until June 2024. At the moment Madrid only need concentration to become League and UCL Champions.

Rumors about Ancelotti leaving Real Madrid at the end of this season seem unconfirmed, but there has been a lot of discussion about it since last season. Brazil really hopes that Ancelotti will be their coach, but Ancelotti has not made any decisions and wants to continue to focus on finishing this season perfectly.

If Ancelotti does leave for another job, then I think Zidane is much better as Real Madrid's top priority. Other coaches like Xabi Alonso are not yet a consideration, but if that is the only option then I think he deserves a chance.

[Coyster]

He is a good goalkeeper, he deserves a bigger club. Onana has no issues, he has just the worst setof defender's right before him.

Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in the world, and i don't consider Onana to even be a world class goalkeeper, thus i don't understand what you mean by he deserves a bigger club. Manchester United might not have a solid defense but there is no way you can use that to make an excuse for Onana, all the mistakes that he has made this season were all his fault personally, and it had nothing to do with his defenders, if Onana doesn't step up, the club would sign another keeper to replace him soon.

[kawetsriyanto]

We can't still be sure and tell if Ancelotti is going to leave Real Madrid in the next season or not. Even during the last summer when there was some news about Ancelotti leaving Real Madrid for Brazil but he stayed there

Ednaldo Rodrigues already stated that Ancelotti will manage Brazil squad in 2024. His contract will expire in May, 2024 and he doesn't extend it with Real Madrid. If we checked the profile of Ancelotti in transfermarkt, it is clear that Ancelotti will manage Brazil since June 2024. So, no doubt that Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid in the next year.

- https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37959468/brazil-name-fernando-diniz-interim-coach-amid-carlo-ancelotti-wait-sources
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/carlo-ancelotti/profil/trainer/523

now when we hear news about Zidane returning to Real Madrid or Xabi Alonso working at Real Madrid and taking the place of Ancelotti still there is the possibility for him to stay there.

Yep, these 2 managers are the best options to replace Ancelotti. However, I still expect that Zidane will be the next coach. Everyone missed him, it will be great to see him again with Real Madrid. Honestly, I dream to see the competition between Zidane and Xavi as the managers in La Liga. We will see who will be a better coach between them.

[Furious 7]

We can't still be sure and tell if Ancelotti is going to leave Real Madrid in the next season or not. Even during the last summer when there was some news about Ancelotti leaving Real Madrid for Brazil but he stayed there and now when we hear news about Zidane returning to Real Madrid or Xabi Alonso working at Real Madrid and taking the place of Ancelotti still there is the possibility for him to stay there.

Hey man, isn't it agreed by now that next season Ancelotti will be Brazil's coach and even Ancelotti has signed a contract that makes this his last season in Madrid.
I think this news is valid because there have been some official articles saying this even from a few months ago but to start coaching it will happen in 2024 or rather after this season is over.
As for who is the next Madrid coach, this is still a mystery because there is not a single rumor that says that Xabi or Zidane is a candidate, only speculation and the opinion of some people that these two names are possible strong candidates but Madrid still has not made any statement at this time.

[Docnaster]

He is a good goalkeeper, he deserves a bigger club. Onana has no issues, he has just the worst setof defender's right before him.

Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in the world, and i don't consider Onana to even be a world class goalkeeper, thus i don't understand what you mean by he deserves a bigger club. Manchester United might not have a solid defense but there is no way you can use that to make an excuse for Onana, all the mistakes that he has made this season were all his fault personally, and it had nothing to do with his defenders, if Onana doesn't step up, the club would sign another keeper to replace him soon.

It's one thing to say that Manchester United is one of biggest clubs in the world but totally a different when you say you don't consider Andre Onana as a world class goalkeeper. Before the Cameroon international joined Manchester United, he was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe while he was still at Inter Milan and it was because of his excellent goalkeeping at Inter Milan that attracted Manchester United to sign him in the summer. The truth is that Onana has made so many goalkeeping errors that's led to United losses this season but that doesn't stop him from being a world class goalkeeper

[QueenVera]

We can't still be sure and tell if Ancelotti is going to leave Real Madrid in the next season or not. Even during the last summer when there was some news about Ancelotti leaving Real Madrid for Brazil but he stayed there

Ednaldo Rodrigues already stated that Ancelotti will manage Brazil squad in 2024. His contract will expire in May, 2024 and he doesn't extend it with Real Madrid. If we checked the profile of Ancelotti in transfermarkt, it is clear that Ancelotti will manage Brazil since June 2024. So, no doubt that Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid in the next year.

now when we hear news about Zidane returning to Real Madrid or Xabi Alonso working at Real Madrid and taking the place of Ancelotti still there is the possibility for him to stay there.

Yep, these 2 managers are the best options to replace Ancelotti. However, I still expect that Zidane will be the next coach. Everyone missed him, it will be great to see him again with Real Madrid. Honestly, I dream to see the competition between Zidane and Xavi as the managers in La Liga. We will see who will be a better coach between them.

Managing both the Brazil's national team and Realmadrid could be too much for Ancelotti to handle, i think he'll need to focus on one, however i feel he'll Manage the team until the league ends by may next year amd probably leave the club and go focus on his managerial career at the Brazil national team, if it happens it would be a perfect timíng cause it would give Realmadrid board enough time to close a better replacement before 2023/24 season starts.

 I agree with you, Xabi is a good coach and with his good performance and good success rate, he's gradually getting more experience as a manager and would be one of the best someday but i feel Realmadrid would go for an experienced coach to lead their team and Zidane is the most perfect person for that role and he'll coach youngsters like Bellingham and Arda Güler to be at their very best.

[Huppercase]

We should not just approach issues as simple as they appear. There is no guarantee that Raya will no longer flop throughout the season and there is no guarantee that Onana has failed as a goalkeeper. Presently, we can say that Raya is doing outstandingly well and also we can say that Onana is struggling but this two developments will not remain static

You know, people are short time judgemental when things are not like the way they want. They al chant and jubilate for De Gea to.hr sasck; ETH got the approval of the board directors and man was discharged of his duty from Manchester United and they bring in Onana, they celebrated him but they are the same people that want Onana to be replaced by Raya. But they forgot football season also affect players, some players shine and have their time, even Rashford hasn't made contributions he gave the club last season into this season and they already hated him, sigh!

It is known that Manchester United is used to making mistakes in the transfer market but I can attest that the case of Onana wasn't a mistake. Onana was among the best of not the available best as at when Manchester United went into the market in search of a goalkeeper. In as much as Onana has not given his best, I can confidently say that Manchester United problem is not a goalkeeper. If Manchester United team is stabled, their goal keeper will be stable.

One thing I love about Manchester United manager, he will continue to use his players as he believes, what people and fans think is not his problem and I think it's fair to see him be himself when he want to do the job. Onana will stay unless Erik is tired of him or maybe he is not longer interested in him and I believe Onana will  improve before the international break finish because he didn't go for Cameroon to support his country in their Afcon qualifiers because of Manchester United burden.

[Velvet78]

There are always speculations about Barcelona to sign someone. For example these days they are rumoured to be targeting to sign Julian Alvarez from Manchester City. However there is no way they can perform this transfer. Even if Manchester City have an agreement with them Barcelona just can't finish the transfer due to financial restrictions.

However Manchester City wouldn't want to let Julian Alvarez go to any team now. Because he has started to be an important part of the lineup recently. Because he is a really good scorer these days.

[Sakanwa]

The clubs in the SPL bid for Mohamed Salah came very late, the summer transfer window was already closing. The next transfer window will be a great opportunity for him to move to Saudi Arabia if he has an interest in the league. I think the Egyptian was to make some good money and also face new challenges. His family will also be comfortable with the Islamic society since they share the same beliefs as Saudis. The failure of Salah to extend his contract in Liverpool beyond next year means that the club will not make so much money from the transfer of the prolific striker. His performance has depreciated in recent times, so it might be the time to make more money for retirement   

I don’t think even if the Saudi league had earlier bid for Salah that they will be to get him signed. Liverpool has made it clear me to anyone that Salah is an untouchable in the team. Liverpool suffered a huge drop of form last season when they sold out Mane and with Firmino leaving this transfer window, it will be unwise to sell of a leader like Salah. Salah stale contract discussion has always been a thing that regularly happens to players most especially Salah, he might not necessarily be requesting to leave but the rather be wanting an increase in his wages or maybe the contract duration is what is keeping him.

That is what Liverpool says for now, but the truth is that there is a price tag for every single player in the world. I was impressed that they refused this offer they got from the Saudi Professional League the last time although I don't know whether it would have ended in a transfer anyway because in the end it is also the player who has to say yes. I am not sure if Salah ever expressed his desire to leave Liverpool and go to a club in the Saudi Professional League. From what I was able to gather, I think that Salah never intended to leave Liverpool in the first place.

Every player has the tactics to get what they want that mostly include contract extension and increase in wages. Salah knows how important he is to Liverpool mostly as it is clearly evident his contribution in keeping the team on top the table with more goals and assist as needed. Selling Mane was a huge mistake for which the entire team suffered from and almost lost their top position on the league table. Salah is a key player and the tallisman who can help turn the tides of a match in their favour.
Salah is merely doing as other players would have done normally when a huge bonus offer comes their way mostly when it is in schedule for retirement plans.

Everyone thought Salah was the man making things to happen at Liverpool FC,not untill they lost Mane to Munich,that they realized who was who in the team.It was when he left that Salah became naked,and wasn't able to do anything too serious again at the team.Although he was still scoring goals but not as he was when Mane was there.It will be very hard for Liverpool to return to it's former place of glory because they've not been able to find any suitable replacement to Mane till date,and even if Nunez is trying now,he cant match half of what Mane did at Liverpool in his days there.However,everyone has his own version,now it's Darwin Nunez everyone is talking about to occupy the vacuum left by Mane in the squad.