Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton thinks Mohamed Salah deciding to leave Liverpool this late in the transfer window would be “scandalous”.
Mohamed Salah is being heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, with the Daily Mail reporting that Al-Ittihad are not giving up on their pursuit of the Liverpool forward.
Sutton, though, would be disappointed if the 31-year-old chose to leave Anfield now. Speaking on It’s All Kicking Off, he said: “Mo Salah cannot leave Liverpool at this time to go to Saudi, just based on the timing of it.
“We’re a couple of days now to the end of the window. I think that would be scandalous if Mo Salah decided to leave and leave Liverpool in the lurch.”
Salah would not be the first Liverpool player to make the move to Saudi Arabia after Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino all decided to leave the Premier League for the Saudi Pro League.
Liverpool cannot afford to sell Mohamed Salah now
Liverpool selling Salah would be madness. As Sutton touched on, it is simply too late in the transfer window.
How are they going to replace him? Even if the Egyptian left at the beginning of the summer, finding a successor still would have been extremely difficult.
Salah is one of the best forwards in the Premier League, proving that once against last season after scoring 19 goals. He also provided 12 assists as Liverpool went on to finish just outside the Champions League places.
The above means that Jurgen Klopp would have to find someone who can score goals as well as create them to adequately replace his Egypt international. That is very much easier said than done.
From Salah’s perspective, he has probably accomplished everything he set out to do at Liverpool and the riches of Saudi Arabia may be alluring. However, Liverpool are not in a position where they can let him go if they want to have a successful season.
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