Latest Aston Villa news from BirminghamLive as Richard Keys believes Liverpool could be rocked by Mo Salah exit before facing Villa
Richard Keys thinks Mo Salah is “definitely” going to leave Liverpool – and insists it wouldn’t be a surprise if he left for Saudi Arabia before Aston Villa’s trip to Anfield in the Premier League.
Unai Emery’s side face Jurgen Klopp’s men on Sunday, with speculation currently swirling over the future of Liverpool’s star man Salah.
The 31-year-old Egyptian has been linked with a transfer to the Saudi Pro League this summer and beIN SPORTS presenter Keys is adamant Salah will end up leaving Liverpool.
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Writing in his latest blog, Keys said: “Now. Mo Salah. He’s definitely leaving Liverpool. I think we all agree on that. What we don’t know is when, but don’t be surprised if it’s this week. Or – perhaps everybody waits until the international break, but right now the deal to take him to the Saudi league is very much on.
“You’ve got to understand that what we hear in our part of the world is very different to what’s being said in the U.K. We’re a whole lot closer to the source.
“We were discussing what’s happening on beINSPORTS Sunday when phones started going off. Messages were being received from people bang in the middle of the deal telling us that they’d got so far as arranging a medical this week.
“To be honest – I didn’t see that as significant. The Saudis would take Salah if he was on crutches recovering from an ACL, but it did tell me that there’s oxygen in the story, despite Klopp’s denials. And I’m not saying Klopp is lying – perhaps he doesn’t actually know again? It’s not too long since he announced Liverpool had signed Caicedo is it – and we all know what happened next.
“If I’m Liverpool I’m selling. Who’d have thought it would be possible to get £80/£100m back on a 31-year-old whose been a wonderful servant – who’s now earning £350,000 a week, with his best days behind him. It’s madness. Take it.
“Please don’t run away with the idea that I’m saying the deal is done. It isn’t. There are so many moving parts when a club is trying to get a ‘normal’ deal over the line – let alone one of this size. What we are being told may come to nothing in the short term – but if it’s not now it will eventually get done.”
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