Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad have not ended their interest in Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, according to the league's director of football.
Al-Ittihad reportedly a big bid rejected by the Reds in the final week of the Saudi Pro League transfer window, which officially closed on Thursday night.
The deal would have made Salah one of the highest-paid footballers in the world and Liverpool would have recieved a hefty transfer fee in the process.
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Saudi league director Michael Emenalo says the door has not been closed on any potential move for the Egyptian forward.
"First and foremost, Mohamed Salah is one of the best players on the planet," Michael Emenalo told Sky Sports.
I've said before, privately and publicly that we welcome anybody that wants to come [to the SPL] and that includes Salah. But we have to do things in a very professional and respectful manner.
"That's what we're there for, it's what the SPL has been refined to do - bring professionalism, respect for efficiencies, and do things in a competent way.
"If it didn't happen, it's not because we no longer fancy the player, or because we have a problem with Liverpool. It's because certain things that need to align for all the parties involved in the process didn't align.
"Nobody is angry, we move on, but we absolutely close no doors and if the opportunity is there to do things and do it well - and it brings Mohamed Salah to the Saudi Pro League we will all be very grateful."
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