By Wayne Veysey

2nd Sep, 2023 | 8:00am

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool expect new £200m bid after 'encouragement' over world-record deal - sources

Liverpool are expecting Al-Ittihad to return with an improved Mohamed Salah offer worth £200million, sources have told Football Insider.

The Saudi club had an initial bid of £100million – rising to £150million – turned down late on Thursday night (31 August).

But they are not expected to end their interest with there believed to have been some encouragement from Salah’s camp that he is willing to join.

Al-Ittihad could now submit a new bid of an initial £150million that would be topped up with add-ons to make an astonishing £200million package in total, which would be a world-record transfer fee.

The Premier League transfer window closed at 11pm on Friday night (1 September), but Saudi Pro League clubs can make signings for almost another week with their transfer window closing on 7 September.

Liverpool are now not able to bring in a replacement for their star man until January.

Football Insider revealed on 1 September that the Reds considered Bayern Munich star Leroy Sane and tentatively explored a sensational move for him on deadline day, but it was too late to get done.

Salah remains under contract at Anfield until June 2025 after penning a three-year extension last summer (2022).

He earns a reported wage of £350,000-a-week on Merseyside and is Liverpool’s best-paid player.

The Egypt international has already managed one goal and two assists in three Premier League fixtures this season.

He has racked up 187 goals and 81 assists across 308 games in all competitions for Liverpool since joining from Roma in 2017.

Liverpool have picked up seven points from their opening three league games ahead of their clash with Aston Villa on Sunday (3 September).

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