Mohamed Salah is keen on a move to Turkey following his exit from Liverpool, according to one football director in the country. Salah is on the lookout for a new club after announcing he was leaving Anfield at the end of the season.
There has been a lot of speculation over where his future could lie. Some reports have indicated that a move to Turkey could be on the cards, with Fenerbahce emerging as a potential destination.
Speaking during the presidential election at the club, candidate Aziz Yildirim revealed Salah's supposed requests for a transfer. "He would ask for a three-year contract, and the total cost would be 90 million Euros (£77m)," he said, via Fanatik.
Yildirim claimed victory in the election, becoming the club's new president. He will now have to decide whether to make a move for Salah or not, but has been given encouragement by one member of outgoing president Sadettin Saran's team.
Ertan Torunogullari, the football director under Saran, said: "He (Salah) was very keen on coming to Türkiye. The meetings he had with us were extremely positive. We had established common ground with him on many issues, including his salary. If the new administration makes such a request, I believe Salah will wear the Fenerbahce jersey. We would gladly work with the new administration on negotiations."
Yildirim is said to be due to hold his first board meeting at the club today, where the subject of signing Salah could be brought up. A deal to take striker Vedat Muriqi back to Fenerbahce is already said to have been completed.
Salah is currently preparing to compete in the World Cup in North America with Egypt. He revealed at the end of the season that his next move will be decided after the tournament.
"I will still see [about where to go next]," he said. "I have time now, I am going to the World Cup and then everything will be clear, either if there is a good opportunity before it I will decide, and if it is not there, I will make my decision after the World Cup."
