Liverpool missed out on 'great deal' for Mohamed Salah before announcement - expert
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Sun 5 April 2026 19:00, UK Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah should have left the club whilst at the peak of his career last summer.That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who thinks that Salah leaving Liverpool now is “not a great deal” for either party.Salah will depart Anfield at the end of the season, with one year left remaining on his contract, with the 33-year-old’s form having dipped this season.The Egyptian has netted just five times in the Premier League this season, after scoring 29 times in Liverpool’s title-winning campaign last year.The forward has been heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, whilst Liverpool are looking for Salah’s replacement in the transfer market. ✈️ Liverpool Transfer News ✈️ Breaking news on deals in progress, latest signings, departures, and contract news from the Anfield boardroom. VISIT THE TRANSFER HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Mohamed Salah has ‘issues’ at LiverpoolEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – states that Liverpool should have acted and sold Salah last summer.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness believes leaving Liverpool before the start of the season would have been “the right solution” for Salah.Games Started19Shots57Shots on Targtet14Successful Dribbles22.6%Big Chances Created10Mohamed Salah’s 2025-26 Premier League stats for Liverpool.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “A lot of issues have changed.
His form has changed as well. So is it the right thing?“Definitely the right thing for him to go, certainly, but it should have been at the end of last season.
But I’m afraid it’s often the case that people don’t act, and you’ve really got to think in football about going out at the top.“That would have been the right solution for him, even the season before there were a lot of rumours, but certainly it’s now getting to be not such a great deal for all parties concerned, I think.”New club emerges in Salah transfer raceSources have told Football Insider that Salah’s expected move to the Saudi Pro League is in doubt, and that a move to the MLS could be on the table.MLS club Inter Miami, owned by former England and Manchester United midfielder David Beckham, could offer Salah a contract to move to America.Salah would demand high wages, but a move to Inter Miami would see him link up with Lionel Messi and former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez. 🔴 Don’t Miss a Beat: Your Liverpool Insider Access Get the full story from Anfield and the AXA Training Centre with our dedicated expert hubs: Updated 24/7 with expert analysis from the heart of Merseyside.