Liverpool 'braced for £150m offers for key player'

Liverpool are reportedly anticipating a big-money offer being made for Mohamed Salah during the summer transfer window.

The Egypt international has been in the headlines over the weekend after a public spat with manager Jurgen Klopp during Saturday's Premier League fixture at West Ham United.

After a run of poor form, Salah was again dropped to the substitutes' bench for the game at the London Stadium and was introduced when the Hammers made it 2-2 late in the game.

Before his introduction, the legendary attacker was involved in a brief exchange with Klopp, with Salah then failing to help Liverpool find a winning goal.

As he walked through the mixed zone of reporters after the game, the 31-year-old claimed 'there would be fire' if he spoke on the confrontation with his boss.

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Liverpool still expecting big offers for Salah

Liverpool already know that Klopp will be leaving his role as manager at the end of the season, with Feyenoord's Arne Slot on the brink of being confirmed as his replacement.

That has, in turn, led to doubts over the future of Salah, who has just over a year remaining on his contract at the Merseyside giants.

Lucrative bids of at least £100m from the Saudi Pro League were allegedly turned down ahead of the closure of the 2023-24 summer transfer window, but it remains to be seen how Liverpool would handle such proposals now.

According to Football Insider, Liverpool are open-minded to the possibility of receiving offers for Salah in the summer.

The report claims that, if a bidding war does ensue for Salah, offers will begin at £100m with the possibility of increasing up to £150m.

Senior correspondent Pete O'Rourke has told the outlet's Inside Track Podcast that the Saudi Pro League continue to want Salah as their next marquee signing.

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Is a bid of that magnitude realistic?

Last week, the indication from the Saudi Pro League was that it is no longer sustainable to pay lucrative sums to attract players to the division that are reaching the end of their careers.

That switch of approach applies to the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, yet it would not to Salah who remains with a number of years still at the top level.

Liverpool, according to the report, are also more open to cashing in on Salah than they have been in the past, making it plausible that the relevant parties could negotiate a sale.

Salah, who turns 32 in June, has scored 24 goals during the current campaign, despite failing to net in his last four outings in the Premier League.