Saudi Pro League (SPL) side Al-Hilal have reportedly reopened contact with Mohamed Salah's entourage.
Salah, 32, is one of Liverpool's greatest players of all time, with the Egyptian having scored a remarkable 232 goals in 378 games for the club since arriving from Roma in 2017 for an initial fee of £36.5 million.
The striker has won eight trophies at Anfield and remains an integral part of Arne Slot's side, who continue to impress so far this season.
However, Salah's contract expires in the summer and the Egyptian has yet to extend his contract, with speculation over his future currently being a major topic of conversation, and the striker has regularly provided cryptic answers when asked about his future.
Reports had circulated on Thursday that Saudi bosses were preparing to make a move for Salah, amid uncertainty over his future, and this came after Liverpool rejected a £150m bid from Al-Ittihad in September. of 2023.
And now, a new report in a French media. The team has claimed that Saudi giants Al-Hilal are increasing their interest in the 32-year-old.
The Saudi team Al-Hilal would have reopened contact with Mohamed Salah's entourage
Salah's future remains a major talking point and he has been linked to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi champion Al-Hilal hopes to convince Salah to move to the Middle East
The report claims that Al-Hilal, who won the SPL last season and has the likes of Ruben Neves, Neymar and Aleksandar Mitrovic in his squad, has been a long-time admirer of Salah.
As the months pass without Salah extending his contract with Liverpool, Al-Hilal, along with PSG, are now seen as the main contenders for the forward if he leaves Anfield.
This comes following the expectation that Neymar will leave the Saudi side at the end of the season following a two-year injury-ravaged spell, leaving them free to register an additional foreign player in their squad – a spot that would be available for Salah.
The report adds that Al-Hilal hopes to convince Salah to head to the Middle East, although no concrete offer has yet been made.
The latest speculation about Salah arrives just one day after Turki Alalshikh, president of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, shared a photo of Salah in an Al-Hilal uniform on his Facebook page.
According the sunAlalshikh, who has also played a major role in effectively taking boxing in the country, signaled the PIF-owned club's intention to sign Salah in the summer.
The report claimed Saudi bosses are willing to offer Salah a mouth-watering £65m two-year deal if he decides to move away from Merseyside.
Salah, 32, is one of the greatest players in Liverpool's history, having scored 232 goals for the club.
However, the Egyptian has yet to renew his contract despite it expiring at the end of the season.
Neymar is expected to leave in the summer, giving Al-Hilal room to sign another foreign star.
Salah, meanwhile, has dropped repeated hints in recent months that this season could be his last at Anfield, although the club and player are said to be interested in agreeing new terms, with Mail Sport reporting last month how the Reds offered him a contract.
In an interview with Sky Sports in January, Salah even declared that “this is my last year” with Liverpool and expressed his intention to leave with the Premier League title.
Elsewhere, in November, Salah He shocked the football world when he publicly criticized the club for the lack of progress in offering him a new contract.
The forward conducted a rare interview with sport mail and to a small group of other journalists after scoring twice in the 3-2 win at Southampton, where he said he was “more out than in”.
Addressing their contract dispute, Salah had said: 'We are almost in December and I have not yet received any offer to stay at the club.
“I'm probably more out than in. You know that I have been in the club for many years.
“There is no club like this. But in the end it's not in my hands. Like I said, it's December and I still haven't received anything about my future.
'I love the fans. The fans love me. In the end it is not in my hands or in those of the fans.”
The Saudi boss, Turki Alalshikh, would have signaled Al-Hilal's intention to sign the Egyptian.
Alalshikh shared a photo of Salah in an Al-Hilal uniform on his Facebook page on Wednesday.
The forward has not stopped giving clues about his future to the media in recent months
Following Liverpool's 2-0 win against Manchester City in December, in which the striker scored and added an assist, Salah once again hinted that he could be on the verge of leaving the club.
“It's very special,” the 32-year-old explained. 'I said it before, I don't take it for granted. I'm enjoying every minute here.
'It feels like home. So yeah, it's a special feeling. It's always about scoring at Anfield and winning games.
“Of course, honestly, in my head I thought this was my problem, so far, the last City game I played for Liverpool, so I'm going to enjoy it.”
“The atmosphere was amazing, so I'm enjoying every second here. And yeah, eventually (hopefully) we'll win the league and see what happens.”
Liverpool are currently four points clear at the top of the Premier League, and Arne Slot's side will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Brentford.