The director of the Saudi Pro League has explained why they weren't able to sign Liverpool star Mohamed Salah last season.
The Egyptian superstar was heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia last season, but ended up staying at Anfield.
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The league's diector Michael Emenalo claims the Liverpool were not interested in losing their talisman while the final decision still sits with the player.
"It depends on Mo," he told The Obi One Podcast.
"The stories that one of our teams went after him are true. There was an interest, but just like the whole Victor Osimhen thing, it also hinges around... It's okay for me to have an interest in signing Mo, but his club also have to have an interest in letting him go. If those two things don't align, you don't have a deal.
"Fundamentally, it was that Liverpool didn't want to sell, and at what price were we willing to buy? We don't want to buy at a ridiculous amount.
"Also, the third party, which is the most important party - is the player ready to come? I didn't feel the player was ready to come. I feel like he had unfinished business.
"You have to leave the club in the right way. When you are at that level and you've done some things, it's important to leave the club in the right way. Being one of my boys, I was never going to put any pressure on him. I never even spoke to him at that period, it was not necessary."
