Liverpool

[OTF 10528]

4 hours ago, wykikitoon said:

Hes Muslim

Again, not of interest to Liverpool, so it's only a bargaining chip if the Saudi Clubs want to throw away money fighting against each other. There isn't a bigger drawcard than Ronaldo unless they got Messi there for a final showdown.

[Craig 12326]

Having the most famous and successful Muslim footballer of all plying his trade in Saudi Arabia is perhaps the biggest drawcard of the lot tbh.

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4933]

1 hour ago, Craig said:

Having the most famous and successful Muslim footballer of all plying his trade in Saudi Arabia is perhaps the biggest drawcard of the lot tbh.

He’s not like 

[ewerk 39134]

Aye, he's no Nabil Bentaleb.

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4933]

3 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Aye, he's no Nabil Bentaleb.

Or Karim Benzema, Ousmanne Dembele, Paul Pogba etc..

[The Fish 12531]

Salah is probably the most high profile Muslim footballer like.

[Howmanheyman 43823]

GOD!!!!

 

It's like Demba and Papiss never existed? 

[Gemmill 62983]

2 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

ALLAH!!!!

 

It's like Demba and Papiss never existed? 

 

Please. Show some respect. 

[Rayvin 8305]

30 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Salah is probably the most high profile Muslim footballer like.

 

It's worth asking though, do we just think that because he's the one who plays in the PL and Sky adore him? Fair enough if it's totally global but for all I know Dembele could be far more prominent given he's just won the Ballon d'Or

[OTF 10528]

2 hours ago, Craig said:

Having the most famous and successful Muslim footballer of all plying his trade in Saudi Arabia is perhaps the biggest drawcard of the lot tbh.

I've never said he's not a drawcard, but there's no way he's anywhere near as big a drawcard as Ronaldo. They're trying to grow the Saudi PL outside of SA and in most of the developed world a footballer's religious beliefs do not factor into support at all. My point has always been that unless there's a Saudi driven buying war Salah has limited appeal world wide and especially in terms of a transfer fee they'd be foolish to throw away good money on a player with a limited career remaining, already on a steep decline. If there was to be a bidding war it's more likely to be on the wages front.

 

In the last couple of years the Saudi teams have focused on bringing in players in their mid 20s and even younger because they know that paying big fees and wages on players in the twilight of their careers is financial suicide. The purse strings are being tightened now that the quality of the league has been massively improved and they're trying to lure players with the supposed appeal of living in Saudi Arabia as well as a tidy but not ridiculous wage.

[The Fish 12531]

4 minutes ago, Rayvin said:

 

It's worth asking though, do we just think that because he's the one who plays in the PL and Sky adore him? Fair enough if it's totally global but for all I know Dembele could be far more prominent given he's just won the Ballon d'Or

 

I don't think we can dismiss the fact that he is playing for Liverpool, in the PL on Sky. That is part and parcel of his appeal. The Premier League is the biggest league in the world, Liverpool are current Champions and arguably one of the biggest clubs on the planet. Which is why any player plying their trade there will have greater renown than one playing in the Saudi league (Benzema e.g. ).

 

Salah has more Instagram followers than Manchester United. He's massive. 

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4933]

24 minutes ago, The Fish said:

 

I don't think we can dismiss the fact that he is playing for Liverpool, in the PL on Sky. That is part and parcel of his appeal. The Premier League is the biggest league in the world, Liverpool are current Champions and arguably one of the biggest clubs on the planet. Which is why any player plying their trade there will have greater renown than one playing in the Saudi league (Benzema e.g. ).

 

Salah has more Instagram followers than Manchester United. He's massive. 

Over 10 million less than Karim Benzema.

[The Fish 12531]

3 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said:

Over 10 million less than Karim Benzema.

Jings, you'd have utterly destroyed my argument if I'd only mentioned social media followers.

 

[aimaad22 5950]

Racist bastards  you lot dont know the first thing about Arabs do you, they're more likely to go to a football stadium to hurl abuse at another Arab than support him because he's a muslim  

[aimaad22 5950]

4 hours ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said:

He’s not like 

 

[Billy Whitehurst 1284]

3 hours ago, aimaad22 said:

Racist bastards  you lot dont know the first thing about Arabs do you, they're more likely to go to a football stadium to hurl abuse at another Arab than support him because he's a muslim  

Aye, I had to go to Saudi a few times over the last few years. I’m not sure him being muslim is as much of a draw as everyone thinks it is. The Saudis care about Saudis, first and foremost. The Saudis, Emiratis, Qataris etc tend to look down their nose at Egyptians, Jordanians, Syrians etc.