The Saudi Pro League is still keen on acquiring Mohamed Salah from Liverpool in order to sign him with Al Ittihad, but Liverpool are hesitant to part with their star player. Jurgen Klopp has until tomorrow at 11 PM to replace Salah before the transfer market closes until January.

Although their first proposal of £100m, which increased to £150m, was rejected earlier on Deadline Day, Al Ittihad has not ruled out making a better offer in the future.

Sky Sports News has a source saying Al Ittihad will go as high as £200 million.

Liverpool has reiterated that Salah is not for sale, but Sky Sports News has learned that “certain quarters” within the Saudi club are hopeful a deal can still be reached.

As long as they get that boost of confidence, Al Ittihad will keep trying.

When asked whether Salah was departing on Friday, Jurgen Klopp answered, “The position remains the same, absolutely.” There’s no denying that. Unfortunately, we are unable to [sell Salah]. It is what it is. I have nothing else to add.

The transfer market for the Premier League shuts at 11 p.m. on Friday, while teams in the Saudi Pro League still have until September 7 to make new deals.

Although Ramy Abbas, Salah’s agent, has already ruled out a transfer, Al Ittihad is offering to give him £1.5 million every week to test his loyalty to Liverpool.

Liverpool’s intransigence on the matter of whether or not to sell its Egyptian attacker has been taken into account by both the club and the Saudi Pro League.

Evidently, the numbers being bandied around have done little to change that view.

The 31-year-old has handled all of the controversy surrounding this issue with the utmost professionalism.

According to Al Ittihad, Salah’s departure to Saudi Arabia is “inevitable.”

Kaveh Solhekol, anchor and main correspondent for Sky Sports News:

Salah has never publicly expressed a desire to relocate. If Mo wanted to go, he wouldn’t have signed a new deal with Liverpool last summer, which was the only public comment we’ve received till now from his agency.

Can I expect to see him perform in Saudi Arabia? Soon enough, yes. The Saudis are really serious in signing Mo Salah and have nearly limitless cash, but I can’t predict if it will be in this window, in January, or next year.

They would be willing to pay over £100 million to sign him, which is a lot of money for someone who is already 31 years old, and he would be one of the highest-paid players in the world, making at least £1.5 million every week.