{"id":32262,"date":"2025-12-11T03:49:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/a-toxic-combination-shocking-saudi-leaders-downplay-salahs-transfer-as-too-old-and-not-a-team-player\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T03:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:49:58","slug":"a-toxic-combination-shocking-saudi-leaders-downplay-salahs-transfer-as-too-old-and-not-a-team-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/a-toxic-combination-shocking-saudi-leaders-downplay-salahs-transfer-as-too-old-and-not-a-team-player\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA toxic combination\u201d \u2013 Shocking Saudi leaders downplay Salah\u2019s transfer as too old and not a team player"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/a-toxic-combination-shocking-saudi-leaders-downplay-salahs-transfer-as-too-old-and-not-a-team-player\/#Ben_Harburg_criticizes_Mohamed_Salah_downplays_Saudi_transfer_relationship\" >Ben Harburg criticizes Mohamed Salah, downplays Saudi transfer relationship<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/a-toxic-combination-shocking-saudi-leaders-downplay-salahs-transfer-as-too-old-and-not-a-team-player\/#What_happens_next_if_Salah_leaves_Liverpool\" >What happens next if Salah leaves Liverpool?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Saudi Arabian club owner has spoken out about Mohamed Salah transfer rumors, largely playing down talk of signing the Liverpool star.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ben Harburg, an American sports investor who runs Al-Khorod, addressed the ongoing Salah issue amid the rift between the Egyptian player and Reds manager Arne Slott.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, as you can see in the video clip below, the Harburg manager was clearly unimpressed with Salah&#8217;s actions after criticizing Slot for leaving him on the bench in a recent match&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Even if Salah were a big name, Harburg feels he is no longer likely to be a top target for Saudi clubs, having turned down offers from Saudi clubs in the past and now publicly criticizing his current employers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ben_Harburg_criticizes_Mohamed_Salah_downplays_Saudi_transfer_relationship\"><\/span>Ben Harburg criticizes Mohamed Salah, downplays Saudi transfer relationship<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When asked about Salah&#8217;s transfer, Harburg said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s 33 years old, he was getting paid a lot of money about a year ago, whatever it is, and he&#8217;s underperformed a lot since then.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s a great team player. As an owner, watching him act there&#8230;If a player isn&#8217;t performing, they don&#8217;t put him in the starting lineup. We don&#8217;t put people in the starting lineup based on what they did three seasons ago, or even last season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, all of those things combined, I think it&#8217;s a pretty toxic combination of factors. So I think it&#8217;s better for him not to come here. I think some people like his star quality, and he&#8217;s from this area, but my feeling is he doesn&#8217;t belong in our league.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohamed Salah in training with Liverpool FC (Photo by Lewis Storey\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRather, between him and Vinicius, I would choose Vinicius.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to go after the next wave of players who are 25 years old, rather than players like Salah, who will definitely see this end to his career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_next_if_Salah_leaves_Liverpool\"><\/span>What happens next if Salah leaves Liverpool?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This may not necessarily be representative of the feelings of other people in Saudi Arabia, but it would be a bit of a warning sign if Salah were to leave Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old may have displeased potential suitors with his recent antics, but he has also been left out of Slot&#8217;s matchday squad for this week&#8217;s game against Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure Salah will find a suitor somewhere after his impressive career with LFC, but this is a reminder that you can&#8217;t necessarily expect him to throw a tantrum like this and move on to another team.<\/p>\n<p>That said, this seems tough on Salah as well, given that Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s move to Al Nasr happened in much the same way, but it&#8217;s not like Vinicius hasn&#8217;t had problems with Real Madrid&#8217;s management this season either.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Saudi Arabian club owner has spoken out about Mohamed Salah transfer rumors, largely playing down talk of signing the Liverpool star. Ben Harburg, an American sports investor who runs Al-Khorod, addressed the ongoing Salah issue amid the rift between the Egyptian player and Reds manager Arne Slott. 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