How much could Liverpool earn from selling Mo Salah in the January transfer window?

Mo Salah has declared he's ready to leave Liverpool.

The Reds' third all-time top scorer made the bombshell announcement after the Reds' 3-3 draw against Leeds United at Elland Road. Salah was on the bench for a third successive match and was unused for the second time in that stretch.

The Egypt international fired 34 goals and recorded 23 assists in all competitions last season as Liverpool won the Premier League and was rewarded with a new two-year contract.

But amid the Reds' lacklustre title defence, throwing more points away at Leeds having led twice, Salah's form has also dropped by his own standards. He has bagged just five times in 18 games so far in 2025-26.

What’s been said

After being snubbed at Elland Road, Salah told reporters: “[I couldn’t believe] that I’m sitting on the bench for 90 minutes! The third time on the bench, I think for the first time in my career. I’m very, very disappointed to be fair. I have done so much for this club down the years and especially last season.

“Now I’m sitting on the bench and I don’t know why. It seems like the club has thrown me under the bus. That is how I am feeling. I think it is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame. I got a lot of promises in the summer and so far I am in the bench for three games so I can’t say they keep the promise. I said many times before that I had a good relationship with the manager and all of a sudden, we don’t have any relationship. I don’t know why, but it seems to me, how I see it, that someone doesn’t want me in the club.

“This club, I always support it. My kids will always support it. I love the club so much I will always do. I called my mum yesterday – you guys didn’t know if I would start or not, but I knew.

“Yesterday I said to them, come to the Brighton game. I don’t know if I am going to play or not but I am going to enjoy it. In my head, I’m going to enjoy that game because I don’t know what is going to happen now. I will be in Anfield to say goodbye to the fans and go the Africa cup. I don’t know what is going to happen when I am there.”

“It is not acceptable for me. I don’t know why this is happening to me. I don’t get it. I think if this was somewhere else, every club would protect its player. How I see it now is like you throw Mo under the bus because he is the problem in the team now. But I don’t think I am the problem. I have done so much for this club.

“The respect, I want to get. I don’t have to go every day fighting for my position because I earned it. I am not bigger than anyone but I earned my position. It’s football. It is what it is. In football you never know. But I don’t accept this situation. I have done so much for this club.”

How much could Liverpool sell Mo Salah for?

It appears that Salah was happy to burn any remaining bridges with Liverpool's hierarchy and Slot. Therefore, a departure in January looks highly realistic.But with 18 months left on his Anfield contract, the Reds will hold a lot of the bargaining chips in negotiations.

The 33-year-old's likeliest destination is the Saudi Pro League. In the summer of 2023, Al-Ittihad made a £150 million offer for Salah that Liverpool turned down.

Salah will be two-and-a-half years older than when that mega proposal was made. But the former AS Roma winger is still regarded as one of Europe's premium talents and finished fourth in the 2025 Ballon d'Or. In addition, he is an icon in the Arab world and that is why he will atrract interest from Saudi Arabia.

Per Transfermrkt, Salah has a valuation of around £40 million. However, Liverpool would make a significant saving on wages if he does depart Merseyside. Salah currently earns in the region of £400,000 per week, which equates to circa £30 million on his current deal.

BBC Sport suggested earlier this year that Salah could earn a salary of £500 million if he were to move to Saudi.

What has Arne Slot said about Mo Salah’s future?

Arne Slot, who remains under pressure as Liverpool head coach after the latest lacklustre result, said several times recently that Salah will remain an important player for the club.

Asked why he did not introduce Salah against Leeds, Slot said: “I think it was at that moment of time, more about controlling the game. And we didn’t need a goal at that moment of time.

“And normally when you need a goal, like against Sunderland, I brought Mo in. Today, it felt to me that we needed different players like Wata [Endo]. I brought him (Endo) in many times when we needed to bring a win over the line. And he gave everything, I think, what I could expect from him, and he was also not part in us conceding for 3-3.”