‘Entirely possible’ – Jorg Schmadtke drops Mohamed Salah exit claim after leaving Liverpool

The 32-year-old hinted that this could be his last season with the Reds back in September, after starring in Liverpool’s 3-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Old Trafford. However, the ECHO reported later the same month that Salah is in fact desperate to extend his stay with the club beyond this summer.

Salah is not the only star player facing an uncertain Liverpool future, with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s contracts also both expiring next summer. The trio will all be free to agree pre-contract agreements with overseas clubs as things stand.
While Van Dijk has since confirmed that contract negotiations have been opened with the club, Alexander-Arnold continues to be heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid.

Meanwhile, Salah continues to be tipped to make a move to the Middle East if he does leave the Reds, having been the subject of a rejected verbal £150m offer from Al-Ittihad in the summer of 2023.
Schmadtke had joined Liverpool as interim sporting director a few months prior to the aforementioned failed transfer swoop. He has since kept quiet on his time with the Reds and remains tight-lipped about interest in Salah during his time at Anfield.

However, the German has now had his say on the forward’s future, when admitting he would be interested in making his own move to Saudi Arabia if he received a good offer – despite being lured out of semi-retirement when joining Liverpool last season.

“I don’t know, but it is entirely possible that this will happen,” he told Al-Eqtisadiah when asked about Salah’s future. “The Saudi League is developing every year, due to more money being invested in the competition.

“The Saudi League deals have affected the work of some European clubs, but the matter does not rise to the level of harm, and I welcome working in it if I receive a good offer.”