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. (See details)
According to the Turkish website "ajansspor", Al-Ittihad began official negotiations with Mohamed Salah.
They offered the Egyptian international a salary of $25 million per year.
The report indicated that Salah accepted the offer and signing is imminent.
This is not the first time Salah's name has been linked to a move to a Saudi league club, as Al-Hilal and Al-Qadsiah have also been linked with signing the Egyptian star.
It is worth noting that Al-Ittihad's name has also recently been linked with more than one Egyptian player, most notably Al-Ahly duo Marwan Attia and Emam Ashour. (See 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 for Salah in Europe with a salary reaching 15 million euros per year.
Emad Moteab, 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 finished fifth last season in the Saudi league.
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.
