David Beckham wants to build Mo Salah and Lionel Messi-led superteam

Liverpool will be saying goodbye to Mohamed Salah at the end of the season.

The Egyptian King, 33, brings the curtain down on a trophy-laden nine-year spell at Anfield. Last year it was announced that Salah had signed a new two-year contract extension to 2027 worth £400k per week.

But sporting director Richard Hughes has reached an agreement with Salah to tear up his deal one year early. It leaves the two-time African player of the year free to decide his next destination with no transfer fee attached.

Saudi Arabia was initially widely believed to be leading the chase to land Salah - with Al-Ittihad lining up a sensational £1.67m per week deal.

But Football Insider is reporting that instability in the Middle East could scupper plans to bring Salah to the Saudi Pro League.

Beckham wants Salah in Miami

And that could give MLS clubs - Inter Miami most prominently - the chance to tie up a lucrative move for Salah.

There is little chance of David Beckham’s team offering the same amount of money as Saudi Arabia and they have also got Lionel Messi’s contract to furnish. But there is a prospect of Miami landing a deal for Salah per the latest report.

“Mohamed Salah’s move to the Saudi Pro League is in doubt due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and he could head to the United States instead,” the report reads.

“David Beckham’s Inter Miami are showing strong interest in the winger and are ready to offer Salah a lucrative alternative.”

Inter Miami and Mo Salah: Situation summary

Inter Miami already have their three DPs for 2026 – Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Germán Berterame – so any Salah move starts with making room.

That means either selling one of the three or using MLS mechanisms to drop a current DP’s “official” salary below the threshold so they no longer count as a DP.

Once a slot is open, Miami could hand it to Salah and build a contract where only a set DP charge hits the MLS cap, with the owners paying the rest privately.

They’d probably have to accept a thinner squad around a Messi–Salah–Berterame core because three big DPs reduce flexibility to spend on depth.

On top of that, they’d still need to agree a transfer fee and persuade Salah to turn down far richer Saudi offers by selling the Messi link, the Miami lifestyle and the chance to be MLS’s main event.

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