Andy Robertson Confident Mohamed Salah Will Stay at Liverpool
With just four days left for clubs such as Al-Ittihad to sign players before the Saudi Pro League transfer window closes on Thursday, September 7, Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson is confident that Mohamed Salah will stay at Anfield.
Salah has been the subject of an informal offer worth £150 million from Al-Ittihad, but the Egyptian has kept his head down and continued to perform for the Reds, scoring two goals and two assists in four games this season.
Speaking after Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday, Robertson said: “For us, there’s no concern. For us, Mohamed Salah is a Liverpool player and we believe that’s what is going to be the case for the foreseeable future.”
He added: “He’s the ultimate professional. He does what he does. He’s one of the best players in the world and he’s professional. He lets other people do the talking, he lets other people say what they have to say. But he’s always been committed to Liverpool, I think we’ve seen that today with the performance he put in.”
Jurgen Klopp has been open in his criticism of the Saudi transfer window running beyond deadline day for the Premier League, with Salah not the only player subject to interest. Fabinho and Jordan Henderson left to join Al-Ittihad and Al Ettifaq this summer respectively, while a bid for Luis Diaz was rejected and there have been claims of interest in Alisson, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez.
However, Robertson is adamant that the case is closed for Liverpool, who will now focus on the campaign ahead. He said: “We block [the speculation] out. Mo blocks it out [like] everyone else. We let other people talk about that and everything like that. But our squad is what it is, that’s the squad that’s going to go forward now with the window shut. It’s about getting the most out of the squad, looking forward to the season ahead and obviously trying to do better than what we did last season.”
With just four days left until the Saudi Pro League transfer window closes, Liverpool fans can be confident that Mohamed Salah will remain at Anfield for the foreseeable future. The Egyptian has been in fine form this season, scoring two goals and two assists in four games and showing his commitment to the club with a full 90 minutes against Aston Villa on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp has been vocal in his criticism of the Saudi transfer window running beyond deadline day for the Premier League, but Andy Robertson is adamant that Liverpool’s squad is set for the season ahead and that Mohamed Salah will remain a Red for the foreseeable future.