Mohamed Salah transfer: Liverpool brace for huge $215 million Al-Ittihad offer before Saudi window closes

With a little more than 24 hours to go in the Saudi transfer window, the stakes are ratcheting up for Al-Ittihad. Indeed they could well be drifting into a situation where it is Mohamed Salah or bust as owners the Public Investment Fund (PIF) chase one last splash in the transfer market.

Al-Ittihad remain so focused on securing the signature of Salah that, according to CBS Sports sources, they have not established alternative options to strengthen Nuno Espirito Santo's side. In part that is a reflection of what Liverpool are well aware of; there is no one else in the sport quite like their brilliant Egyptian. It also remains the case that with the wealth of PIF backing them, alternatives can be secured very quickly, particularly in Spain, where Al-Ittihad could simply pay the buyout clause of any target they want. That may come into play as the Saudi champions target a center back with Real Betis' Luiz Felipe still on their radar.

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