AL-ITTIHAD have launched a £170million bid for Liverpool star Mo Salah – and are prepared to pay a world-record £200MILLION.

The Reds have yet to turn down the mammoth offer.

5Mo Salah is receiving interest from the Saudi Pro LeagueCredit: Reuters

5Salah was seen smiling as he left training on Friday afternoon

5Uncertainty surrounding his future did not seem to be affecting his mood

5Liverpool fans watched as Salah drove away from the training ground

And, according to Sky Sports, the Saudi club are even prepared to eclipse the world record £198m Paris Saint-Germain paid for Neymar to get their man.

The Merseyside outfit have already rejected a £150million bid from Al-Ittihad for Salah, according to reports.

The Reds are determined to keep their star man amid interest from Saudi Arabia, where the window ends on September 7.

But Salah appeared unfazed by the speculation as he drove away from the training ground on Friday afternoon.

The Liverpool forward departed in his blue car as he waved to Reds supporters looking to catch a glimpse of the Egyptian superstar, 31.

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is not willing to entertain the idea of a sale.

Asked about a potential Salah transfer to Saudi Arabia, the German said: “The position remains the same. Absolutely no doubt about that.”

Salah would even be offered the chance to own shares in a future team – much like Beckham’s deal with MLS that later landed him Inter Miami.

The forward is seen as a huge potential asset by Saudi chiefs, bigger than any of their prior signings, due to his enormous popularity and appeal in the Middle East.

Salah penned a new three-year deal with Liverpool worth £400,000 a week in the summer of 2022.

According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, the Reds “amicably” turned down Al-Ittihad’s bid during a phone call last night and view the case as closed.

Al-Ittihad, however, are expected to try again in the coming hours.

A transfer is only viewed as remotely possible if Salah forces Liverpool’s hand.

The Egyptian scored 30 goals for Liverpool last season.

He has appeared in all three of their Premier League matches so far this term, scoring once.

Salah’s former Liverpool team-mates Jordan Henderson and Fabinho have both left Anfield for Saudi Arabia this summer.

While ex-Reds star Georginio Wijnaldum is expected to join Henderson at Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq.

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5Salah, 31, has two years remaining on his current Liverpool deal