Sporting Kansas City eye ambitious move to sign ex-Liverpool star Mohamed Salah

Sporting Kansas City are hoping to sign former Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah this summer, according to reports. 

The Egyptian’s future remains uncertain after he left the Anfield outfit earlier this year, with Sporting KC positioning themselves as frontrunners in the race for the 34-year-old. 

However, any deal remains unlikely. Saudi Pro League clubs remain determined to lure Salah to the Middle East, while the player is also understood to favour staying in European football. 

Still, Salah has not ruled out a move to join a Major League Soccer club as he weighs up the next step in his career after Egypt’s World Cup campaign ended with a dramatic last-16 defeat to Argentina. 

Sporting KC’s interest is being driven by the club’s ambitious new ownership group. 

Majority owner Peter Mallouk, whose family has Egyptian roots, is eager to transform the club’s fortunes after a difficult campaign. 

The MLS side are already pursuing Toulouse winger Yann Gboho and Olympiacos attacker Andre Luiz, with both deals potentially worth between $18 million and $20m. 

Negotiations for Luiz are at a more advanced stage.

Salah’s final season at Liverpool failed to match the extraordinary standards he had previously set. 

He registered only seven league goals and seven assists after producing a title-winning campaign the year before, when he scored 29 league goals and added 18 assists. 

The former Basel and Chelsea star bagged 257 goals and 123 assists in 442 games for the Merseyside outfit.

His exit brought the curtain down on a glittering nine-year spell at Anfield, where he established himself as one of the greatest players in the club’s history.

He won every major domestic and European honour. 

Sporting KC currently sit bottom of the MLS Western Conference but are expected to use an available Designated Player slot to make a marquee signing.

Salah is their most ambitious target yet.