Salah could get paid more than Ronaldo as Liverpool receive approach from Al Ittihad

The Egypt international is subject to intense transfer speculation this summer amid a potentially money-spinning move to Saudi Arabia.

The Jeddah-based outfit, coached by Nuno Espirito Santo and current Saudi Pro League champions, are the club most interested in taking Salah from Liverpool this summer.

Dealmakers are growing in optimism in a potentially ground-breaking transfer that would be one of the Saudi Pro League's most ambitious moves yet.

However, talkSPORT understands a Salah sale is unlikely this summer, but if it were to happen it's believed he would become the Saudi Pro League's highest-paid player, surpassing Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo.

The former Manchester United star is earning £173m a year in Saudi Arabia, meaning Salah's wages would be even more astronomical.

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Liverpool have already lost key players to Saudi Arabia in Jordan Henderson and Fabinho.

The departure of Salah would be the biggest hit of the three, though, considering the importance he has to the team.

The 31-year-old has scored 187 times in 307 appearances for the Reds and was instrumental to Jurgen Klopp's team that won the Premier Legaue, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

However, Liverpool might take solace in the fact that Salah has already appeared to turn down a move to Saudi Arabia this summer.

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His agent Ramy Abbas said on August 7: "If we considered leaving LFC this year, we wouldn't have renewed the contract last summer. Mohamed remains committed to LFC."

Salah signed a three-year contract extension in the summer of 2022, making him the best-paid player in Liverpool's history.

But the wages on offer in Saudi Arabia could still blow that £350,000-a-week contract out of the water.

Henderson, who left for Al Ettifaq earlier this summer to reunite with Steven Gerrard, is earning double that.

If Salah was to leave for Saudi Arabia, he would reunite with Fabinho, who joined Al Ittihad for £40m this summer.

The Saudi Pro League champions have also brought in 2020 Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema and World Cup winner N'Golo Kante this year.