Gary Lineker has revealed Mohamed Salah’s “for the money” transfer joke as the Liverpool superstar is linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League.

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• Egyptian superstar heading towards free agency
• Move to the Middle East has been mooted
• Jokes being made when it comes to future plans

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Egyptian forward continues to see his contract at Anfield run down. With there no indication that fresh terms will be agreed, Salah is due to hit free agency this summer. If he does walk away from Merseyside, then there will be no shortage of takers for his signature.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  A switch to the Middle East has been speculated on for some time, with a hugely lucrative contract being readied in that part of the world. Salah will be giving careful consideration to all of his options, having also seen an extended stay in Europe mooted.

• WHAT GARY LINEKER SAID

  Ex-England international Lineker recently ran into Salah during a visit to Liverpool’s training ground. He has told podcast of their playful interaction: “He's a lovely guy. I spent 10 minutes with him when I went to visit Arne Slot.”

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  Pressed by Alan Shearer on whether he got any inside gossip on Salah’s future plans, Lineker added: “I didn't, no. He was just being funny. He asked me, 'how old were you when you finished?' And I said, 'well, English football I finished when I was 32 and then I went to play in Japan for a couple of years'.

  “And he went, 'ahh, you went for the money did you?' And I said, 'well yeah I suppose so'. And he went, 'Yeah, I might do the same'. He winked at the press guy that was there. It was just a joke. But he has got that cheeky sense of humour.”

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