The Saudi Pro League has "opened the doors" for Mohamed Salah in an attempt to lure the Egypt and Liverpool star to the Middle East this summer.

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• Salah's contract at Liverpool expires in summer
• Egyptian forward linked with Saudi transfer
• Pro League chief reiterates aim of signing him

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Salah's contract with Liverpool expires at the end of the season and the 32-year-old has had a pessimistic attitude when asked about the likelihood of him signing a new deal.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The forward has long been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League, having reportedly been the subject of a lucrative bid from the Middle East last year, and one of the division's higher-ups has reiterated the desire to sign him in the near future.

• WHAT THE SAUDI PRO LEAGUE SAID

  Mohammed Basrawi, the SPL's general manager of marketing communications, told : "He's one of the best in the world, and very well-liked in the Arab community. I wish he'd come here; we've opened the doors for him, but, I insist, we don't negotiate that, and we don't know anything about it now. Don't get hung up on just the big names. Our job is more to raise the bar for everyone else."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR SALAH?

  While uncertainty around his future looms, Salah and his Egypt co-stars are preparing for their upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Ethiopia and Sierra Leone.

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