Former Liverpool and Arsenal winger Jermain Pennant believes that it is inevitable that Mo Salah will have to be sold.
Salah has been linked with a big-money move to the Saudi Pro League ahead of the end of the summer transfer window, with manager Jurgen Klopp publicly resisting any chance of him departing.
The 31-year-old has a contract that runs until 2025, meaning that next summer would be the last chance for Liverpool to receive a sizable fee for the Egypt international before he is able to negotiate a free transfer.
Salah had flirted with an exit from Liverpool before signing his most recent contract, and if Liverpool were to receive a massive offer then there are some who believe that the pragmatic option would be to make the most of any transfer fee to spend on a younger player.
Speaking to bitcoincasinos.com, Pennant said: “For me, it’s not about if, it’s about when, because eventually he will go. I don’t think Liverpool will let him go this season, but like Harry Kane, he may get to the last year of his contract then go for a big-money move, maybe to Saudi Arabia.
“If he does go, it’ll probably be the next season or the season after, but to lose him now before the window closing would not make sense, it would be very, very bad for Liverpool.
“If the club let him go this window, it would be a catastrophe. It’s the equivalent of Tottenham selling Harry Kane – they’ve just lost 30 goals automatically. That’s what Liverpool would be losing, they’d be losing a lot of goals and assists, and what he brings into that team is vital. They really need him at the moment.”