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Mohamed Salah of Liverpool(Image: PA)

Former Al-Adalah midfielder Edson, experienced a rollercoaster of emotions two years ago when he heard his club had signed Mohamed Salah, only to discover it was someone with the same name, not the Liverpool star himself.

A wave of footballing stars joined the Saudi Pro League in 2023.

He was followed in by Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, Chelsea trio N’Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy, and Kalidou Koulibaly, as well as Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves - all making the switch to the Middle East.

Several Liverpool players followed, with Roberto Firmino, Fabinho and Jordan Henderson making moves to Saudi and Sadio Mane joining Ronaldo at Al-Nassr.

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Despite Salah signing a three-year contract extension at Anfield in 2022, he was still subject to a mega bid of around £150m from Saudi on the eve of the 2023/24 season.

It turned out not to be, I was hoping that was it.

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"Arab football is growing a lot every year and if Salah went there, it wouldn't be something out of this world."

The player in question was actually a left-back hailing from Saudi Arabia.

He went on to make just three appearances for the club during the 2023/24 season.

At the time, Edson also spoke of the league's growing financial power during his interview, with a positive outlook.

"People are investing a lot in Arab football, they want to make a stronger league every year," he added.

The presidents, the league, the Saudi Federation.

This is good for the country, which is very fond of football.

"It is a country that league has a lot to grow.
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