Mohamed Salah in Advanced Talks with Besiktas as Saudi and US Clubs Show Interest
Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah is in advanced transfer negotiations with Turkish side Besiktas. After leaving Liverpool after nine seasons, Salah’s agent Rami Abbas initially demanded full image rights and all shirt‑sale revenue in Egypt plus a 50 % share of revenue from Turkey and Europe. Recent reports say Abbas has reduced his demand to 25 % of shirt revenue, narrowing the main dispute that had stalled talks.
Besiktas received a clear message from Salah’s representatives stating the player will join the club if the revised offer is accepted. The Turkish club remains the frontrunner, but Saudi Professional League club Al‑Diriyah (Diriyah) and another Saudi club are monitoring the situation and are prepared to make formal offers should the Besiktas deal fall through. At least two clubs from the United States have also entered the race, while Saudi side Al‑Ittihad has reportedly offered a $25 million annual contract, which Salah has indicated he would accept pending final paperwork.
Entities: Al‑Diriyah (Diriyah) Football Club · Al‑Duriyah Football Club · Al‑Ittihad · Beshketch · Beşiktaş JK · Mohamed Salah · Rami Abbas
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Saudi club Al‑Ittihad offered Salah a $25 million annual contract, which he reportedly accepted pending final paperwork. (Article e023f6aa reports the Al‑Ittihad offer and Salah’s tentative agreement.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Besiktas received a message from Salah’s representatives stating the player will join if the revised offer is accepted. (Article 85661f25 describes the message to Besiktas.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Agent Rami Abbas initially demanded full image rights and all shirt‑sale revenue in Egypt plus 50 % of revenue in Turkey and Europe. (Article 85661f25 details the original demand.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Two clubs from the United States are also in the race to sign Salah. (Article 013dc1e4 mentions US club interest.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Saudi club Al‑Diriyah (Diriyah) is monitoring the situation and prepared to make a formal offer if Besiktas fails to secure a deal. (Article 013dc1e4 reports Diriyah’s interest.)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Mohamed Salah is in advanced negotiations with Turkish club Besiktas. (All three articles report the ongoing talks.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Rami Abbas later reduced his demand to a 25 % share of shirt‑sale revenue. (Article 85661f25 reports the revised demand.)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The negotiations had stalled over image‑rights and shirt‑sale revenue distribution. (All three articles mention a dispute over image rights and shirt revenue.)