Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson believes there are clear indications that Mohamed Salah will leave Anfield in the summer amid interest from clubs in the Saudi Pro League.
The 31-year-old, who has played a pivotal role in propelling the Reds to the summit of the Premier League, leading both in goals and assists for his team, finds himself in the last 18 months of a lucrative three-year contract he signed in June 2022.
Last summer, he attracted significant attention with Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad making a £150m bid for his services, however, the Reds remained insistent the Egypt international is not for sale.
Salah, who joined the Reds from Italian side Roma in 2017, signed a new three-year contract last summer.
“100% Mo Salah will definitely leave this summer. No matter what happens this season, I think there was a deal last summer,” Lawrenson told Paddy Power.
“He’ll go and play somewhere like Saudi Arabia and hopefully Liverpool get a massive fee and get a couple of players off the back of it.
“Salah will be a king in Saudi! He could’ve gone last summer and stormed into Jürgen Klopp’s office and said ‘I want to go’ but he’s not done that.”
The Egyptian last featured for Jurgen Klopp’s side in the 4-2 victory over Newcastle United on New Year’s Day due to his participation in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
He subsequently sustained a muscle injury, ruling him out for almost a month. In the eight matches played without their talismanic figure, Liverpool have managed to score 26 goals and suffered only one defeat.
“The lads who have come in [in Salah’s absence] know that they’re fighting for their position which is great, as long as a couple of them don’t get injured,” added Lawrenson.
“You can see that Diogo Jota, Darwin Núñez and Luis Diaz like playing with each other and they all scored a goal against Burnley, even Núñez!
“When Mo Salah goes, and I think he will go, Liverpool might go and get a few more players for those positions.”
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