A source close to the management of the Saudi Crescent Club revealed on Wednesday the truth of the photo published by the chairman of the entertainment authority in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Turki al-Sheikh, of the star of the Egyptian national team and the English Liverpool club, Mohamed Salah, in which he appeared wearing the blue shirt of the Saudi Crescent Club.
The source said that the club has started actual steps in negotiations to include Mohamed Salah in the near future, in order to be the global star among the ranks of Al Hilal during the Club World Cup.
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is scheduled to be held in the United States, between June 15 and July 13, 2025, with the participation of 32 clubs, from the 6 international associations in the world, namely the African Football Confederation, the Asian and CONCACAF federation, the South American Federation, Oceania, and the European Union.
The source, who asked not to be named, explained that the Saudi Crescent Club is seeking to include Mohamed Salah on loan for a period of 6 months, so that he will be one of the main pillars with which he will compete in the Club World Cup in 6 months from now, enabling the club to achieve a great victory during this tournament.
It is noteworthy that the Saudi Crescent Club will play in the Eighth group in the clubs World Cup, which includes giant clubs, such as Spanish Real Madrid, Austrian Salzburg and Mexican Pachuca, so the club seeks to support its strength with a number of big stars, who are already trying to sign some of them during the next summer transfer season.
He pointed out that the presence of international star Mohamed Salah within the ranks of the Saudi club ensures a significant strength, especially that the club has a number of international stars such as Neymar, and there are other efforts to include the Uruguayan player Darwin Nunez, the player of the English Liverpool team, may be crowned with success.
The source denied what some English and Spanish newspapers reported about the club’s offer of one million pounds a week to Salah in exchange for playing for Al-Hilal club, stressing that what is currently being traded is just speculation, because there is no actual agreement, or an announcement by club officials about the value of offers made to the targeted stars.
However, an informed source inside Al-Hilal club confirmed that Turki al-Sheikh’s publication of the photo in which Mohamed Salah wears the club’s shirt is a promising step, indicating that there is progress in negotiations, and perhaps an agreement has already been reached.
It is noteworthy that the salary of the Egyptian player Mohamed Salah per week with the Liverpool team reaches about 350 thousand pounds sterling (428 thousand US dollars), while the player seeks to receive a higher salary in case of renewal of his contract with the English club.
