£140m Mo Salah deal can save Liverpool

Liverpool are in danger of missing out on next season’s Champions League.

If they don’t finish in the top five of this season’s Premier League then it’ll be Europa League football next season - or even worse - the Europa Conference League.

Slipping out of Europe’s elite only one year on from winning the title is bad enough from a sporting perspective. But the financial impact would be even harder to bear.

The last time the Anfield side failed to make it to the Champions League it blew a £100m hole in their budget. The club have recovered since that 2023 blow - signing new deals, opening a new stand and increased prize money all helped.

But now they are stuck with the biggest wage bill in English football and £450m worth of talent signed in last summer’s transfer window to pay for.

Salah's mammoth wages until 2027

Without the participation fees of the Champions League then sacrifices will have to be made - and that will have an impact on new contracts offered as well as the quality of player chased in the transfer market.

The Premier League champions however do have one mighty chip to cash in at the end of the season - and it could spell an end to their plight before it even begins.

Talk about a Mohamed Salah transfer to Saudi Arabia is hotting up. The Egyptian King’s output is way down on what it was last season.

Factor in a row with Liverpool higher-ups - including Arne Slot - and you can see why a parting of the ways may be inevitable for the 33-year-old.

Salah is under contract at Anfield until 2027 - with Richard Hughes committing to a gigantic £400k per week deal late last season before bonuses.

According to Capology the Reds owe Salah £41.6m gross before the end of his current contract.

Liverpool could value Salah as high as £100m

If he was performing well it would be one thing but an out-of-form Salah on that kind of contract simply cannot be sustained.

And Hughes’ decision to tie the two-time African footballer of the year to the club beyond his previous expiry date of 2025 can also pay dividends from a transfer fee perspective.

Given his status as reigning Premier League top scorer, playmaker and player of the year, Liverpool are entitled to ask for top dollar for their modern great.

And he is also one of the most marketable athletes on the planet - with huge popularity across North Africa and the Middle East region.

If Al-Ittihad or any other Saudi Pro League team want to sign Salah then they should pay up accordingly.

Salah could fetch as high a price as £100m in the market given his legendary status in the game - and Liverpool would also be making a huge saving on his wages.

Getting him off the books therefore could be worth more than £140m to Richard Hughes.

So FSG need to bear that in mind. In the event Liverpool miss out on Champions League football a Salah sale could SAVE their summer.

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