Liverpool have no intention of selling Mohamed Salah during this transfer window and will not negotiate with Al-Ittihad, who are making a renewed push to try and tempt the Egypt forward to Saudi Arabia.

Al-Ittihad, who bought Fabinho from Liverpool for £40m this summer, were previously thought to be willing to bid about £52m for Salah and were prepared to offer the 31-year-old a two-year contract worth a reported €180m (£141m).

The Saudi Pro League are now prepared to offer Salah almost double that amount to tempt him into a move, and are hoping to sound out the player before approaching Liverpool with a bid. There is thought to have been direct contact between Salah’s team and Liverpool about the new offer, but the club’s position remains unchanged.

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Earlier this month Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, distanced the Egypt forward from a move to Saudi Arabia. “If we considered leaving [Liverpool] this year, we wouldn’t have renewed the contract last summer,” Issa tweeted. “Mohamed remains committed to LFC.”

There is no indication yet that Salah, who is the highest-paid player in Liverpool history, has changed his mind over the move – but if he has, the only option open to him is to try and force a move from Anfield. The Saudi transfer window is open until 20 September, almost three weeks after the Premier League deadline on September 1. Al-Ittihad have also signed Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kanté and former Celtic winger Jota this summer.