Saudi Al-Ittihad Club began its negotiations to sign Mohamed Salah, captain of the Egyptian national team and former Liverpool star.
Mohamed Salah
Club: free agent
Besiktas Club had previously announced that negotiations with Salah had stopped due to his agent's high demands. (Read details)
According to the Turkish website "ajansspor", Al-Ittihad Jeddah has officially begun negotiations with Mohamed Salah.
He was offered an annual salary of $25 million.
The report indicated that Salah accepted the offer and signing is imminent.
It is worth noting that Al-Ittihad Jeddah's name has also recently been linked with more than one Egyptian player, most notably Al-Ahly duo Marwan Attia and Emam Ashour. (Read details)
The newspaper "Hurriyet" had previously indicated that Salah held a meeting with his agent Rami Abbas to discuss the offers presented to him in preparation for the new season.
The report clarified that Besiktas's offer is the best in Europe for Salah, with a salary reaching 15 million euros annually.
Emad Meteb, Islam El-Shater, Hosny Abd Rabo, Mahmoud Abdel Moneim "Kahraba", Ahmed Hegazi, and Tarek Hamed have all previously worn the Tigers' jersey.
Mohamed Salah ended his career with Liverpool at the end of last season, after spending 9 years with the Reds.
Mohamed Salah returned with the Egyptian national team from the World Cup after exiting in the round of 16 against Argentina.
Al-Ittihad Jeddah finished fifth in the Saudi Pro League last season.
The Tigers will compete in the preliminary round of the AFC Champions League Elite to qualify for the league stage of the West Region of the competition.
