Liverpool tipped to cash in on Mohamed Salah amid 'substantial offer' claim

Mohamed Salah's future at Liverpool remains a big talking point, with the Egyptian's role at Anfield coming under further questioning after another disappointing performance

Mohamed Salah's future at Liverpool still looks to be up in the air(Image: Getty Images)

Dietmar Hamann suggested Liverpool should cash in on Mohamed Salah if a “substantial offer” comes in for the Egyptian.

Salah’s future at Anfield remains a big talking point following his outburst last month, in which he accused the club of throwing him “under the bus”. While some bridges seem to have been repaired with head coach Arne Slot, the 33-year-old’s form is leaving plenty of questions over how long he will remain a Liverpool player.

He received criticism for his performance during Saturday’s defeat at Bournemouth, which saw him make his first Premier League start since November, and with just five goals and five assists to his name for the Reds this season, there has been a marked drop-off from the winger.

Salah has been strongly linked with a move to Saudi Arabia for some time, with Liverpool having rejected a bid of £150 million (around $207M) back in 2023. It’s unlikely the Reds would receive another offer like that, but former midfielder Hamann feels the club needs to be open for bids.

“Salah has a year left on his current deal. If there was a club coming in now, I don’t know what we would be talking about,” Hamann told CasinoBeats.

“Are we talking about £30 million? Are we talking about £50 million? Are we talking £70 million? £25 million? You know, if it’s an amount of money where the club says yes, it has to be a value above what he can offer the team.

Dietmar Hamann has suggested Liverpool should cash in on Mohamed Salah(Image: Getty Images)

“He's got more value to Liverpool because potentially he could score one or two goals towards the end of the season which gets them into the top five and that obviously brings so much more revenue getting into the Champions League.

“If it's a substantial amount, I would think about it because there's no guarantee it is going to get any better with Salah. At the same time, there's no guarantee it will get any better without him.

“If it was a substantial amount, I'd probably take it.”

Hamann though isn’t ruling out the prospect of Salah staying and seeing out the remainder of his contract at Liverpool, although his outburst does leave doubts over whether he would be happy with a reduced role at the club.

“Games have been lost when he was not there, when he was at the African Cup of Nations. I don't think Salah is the problem,” Hamann added.

“The question is how much do they get out of him in the next 18 months for the length of his contract? That’s the decision they have to make.

“I think it's been clear that he's not been the same player. It might have to do with the other forwards coming in. He may think that Florian Wirtz has taken a bit of the team’s focus away from him.

Mohamed Salah received criticism for his performance against Bournemouth(Image: Shaun Brooks - CameraSport via Getty Images)

“But you know Salah has struggled to score goals from open play since last Christmas. He’s not been the same player for the last 12 months now and at his age he won’t become a better player now than what he was.

“If he’s happy to accept that and be a player who might be on the bench every other week then I haven’t got a problem with him staying because I still think in certain games he can give something to the team.

“But he’s come out before he left and said that he’s done so much for the club and he doesn’t understand why he doesn’t play. Well, we’ve got to fight our place every single day, and if he’s not prepared to do that then I think it’s best for him to leave.”