Mark Schwarzer says Mohamed Salah won’t join another Premier League team, nor will he leave Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool for La Liga giants, Barcelona or Real Madrid.
This comes amid transfer rumours that the Liverpool superstar could be headed to Saudi Arabia, with the transfer window in the Middle East still open, after the English Premier League window closed on Friday.
Until it’s no longer possible, it wouldn’t be a surprise if some fans are still anxious about Mohamed Salah securing a possibly world-record transfer to Al-Ittihad this summer – if it happens, they are being tipped to sign two Bayern Munich players.
You would think, if the 31-year-old headed for the Anfield exit door, then he would join another European giant, rather than go to Saudi, but as former goalkeeper Schwarzer says, a move to Barcelona will ‘absolutely not’ happen in the future, as he told BBC Radio 5 Live Sport.
As the Egypt international has proven during the early stages of the new season and during the previous campaign, he can still win the big trophies with the biggest of teams.
But with Saudi serious about taking their league to the highest of highest levels, then anything is possible.
“What turns his head initially is the money attraction, of course,” said Schwarzer. “But because of the religion and the opportunity to go and be the face of a league.
“I don’t think Mo Salah would be interested in leaving Liverpool for any other club, certainly not in the Premier League.
“And, outside of that, would he still have the opportunity to go to a Real Madrid or a Barcelona, or whoever else there is?
“Barcelona, absolutely not. It’s not going to happen. And Real Madrid, I don’t think so. I think they have moved in a different direction. Kylian Mbappe is their target and that’s where it’s going.”
Saudi Pro League is the Premier League re-born
For the past 30 years, the English Premier League has financially outmuscled any league in the land and nabbed their best players and managers.
As a result, they call themselves the best league in the world, after struggling pre-1992.
Well, those in Saudi are just doing what the Premier League have been doing for 30-plus years, it’s just more vicious, quicker in its change and far more expensive.
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