In this week's Blood Red column, Paul Gorst assesses Saudi Arabia interest in Mohamed Salah and ask if this is the beginning of the long goodbye
In the fearsomely tribalistic world of modern football, the message is sometimes deliberately misinterpreted because of the messenger delivering it.
News of Mohamed Salah's potential exit will no doubt be celebrated by supporters of clubs who the Reds will be battling with at the sharp end of the Premier League in the coming months, but viewing the next week of Saudi player trading with excitement and hope that Liverpool's record Premier League marksman shuffles off after six decorated years is short-sighted.
Klopp has been consistent in his message that the transfer deadline for clubs in KSA be brought in line with those across the European markets, reiterating that stance once more in his Friday press conference. The finances involved have normalised it to the point already where there is barely a shrug at players with the profile of Brazil superstar Neymar effectively ending their elite-level careers at 31 to go and play in a league that plays host to the sort of crowds seen in the National League.There has to be more than a whiff of embarrassment for players with such vaunted reputations when they line up in the tunnel before kick-off, surely? That is until the wage slips come in, of course.
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