EXCL: Salah Saudi saga NOT over yet, why Gravenberch can shine at Liverpool, plus thoughts on Szoboszlai's superb showing vs Villa

This week's column on all things Liverpool FC, featuring Salah, Gravenberch, and more!

Expect more twists and turns in the Mohamed Salah saga

Liverpool’s stance throughout the whole saga surrounding Mohamed Salah has been pretty straightforward - he’s not for sale. I expect, however, that their resistance will be tested once more before the Saudi Pro League window closes on Thursday. We know that a verbal offer, worth a total of £150m, was rejected late last week, and it is fair to say that Anfield sources expect at least one more offer to be tabled this week, with all the suggestions being that it could be up to, or even more than, £200m.

Jurgen Klopp said on Sunday that he doesn’t expect Liverpool’s stance to change, and sources I have spoken to around the situation have suggested the same, but that is an awful lot of money for a player who is 31 and who has given six years of quite remarkable service to the club.

The fact that the bid has even arrived suggests that Salah is, at the very least, not completely opposed to the idea of moving to Saudi Arabia, but Liverpool’s inability to sign a replacement - it would be hard enough if they had a full window to prepare! - makes this a hard deal to justify from a footballing point of view.