Dejan Lovren Dismisses Rumours of Mohamed Salah Transfer to Saudi Arabia

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been the subject of transfer speculation in recent weeks, with reports claiming he could be heading to Saudi Arabia this summer. However, his close friend and former teammate Dejan Lovren has dismissed these rumours.

Lovren and Salah have been friends since the Croatian joined Liverpool in 2014, and the 34-year-old centre-back is in a good position to debunk the speculation. Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, has already denied the rumours of a switch to Al-Ittihad, but that hasn’t stopped new reports from surfacing.

Al-Riyadiah, the same publication that produced the initial reports of a £60 million move, claim that Liverpool have now “accepted informal discussions” over a deal. Another newspaper, Al Yaum, added that “surprising developments” had taken place, with Abbas supposedly demanding his client become the “most expensive player in the history of transfers in the Saudi league.”

In response to a post detailing the reports on Salah’s proposed deal to join Fabinho at Al-Ittihad, Lovren replied with a ‘stop lying’ gif. At least it saved the winger’s agent a job this time around.

Al-Ittihad Interest Genuine but Salah Not Heading to Saudi Arabia

Unfortunately, that won’t stop speculation over Salah’s future, particularly as The Athletic‘s David Ornstein has confirmed Al-Ittihad hold an interest. There will still be conversations in pubs, with those adamant that Liverpool’s fifth-highest goalscorer of all time is upping sticks and heading to the Middle East because they read it on the Echo‘s live blog.

The player is committed to Anfield, with a contract running to 2025 – which, as Abbas pointed out earlier this month, he wouldn’t have signed if he was considering leaving. Perhaps the timing of these new reports is the most interesting part.

As Liverpool prepare to face Newcastle – a club owned, like Al-Ittihad, by the Saudi royal family – reports in Saudi Arabia look to unsettle one of the Reds’ most important players.

Conclusion

Dejan Lovren has dismissed rumours of Mohamed Salah transferring to Saudi Arabia this summer. Although Al-Ittihad hold an interest in Salah, his agent has already denied the rumours and his close friend Lovren has backed up these claims. Salah is committed to Liverpool and has a contract running until 2025.