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Liverpool defender Andy Robertson insists the players have no concerns about \u201cultimate professional\u201d Mohamed Salah\u2019s immediate future as speculation of a potential world-record bid from Saudi Arabia continues.<\/p>\n
Pro League champions Al-Ittihad last week had a \u00a3150million offer rejected by Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon, who now considers the matter closed.<\/p>\n
However, that has not done anything to prevent suggestions they could return with a bid around the \u00a3200m mark for the 31-year-old, who is the world\u2019s highest-profile Arab player.<\/p>\n
Manager Jurgen Klopp reiterated the club\u2019s stance after the 3-0 win over Aston Villa, in which Salah scored and had a hand in the other two goals, and Robertson said the squad were united in their belief there would be no departure before Thursday\u2019s closure of the Saudi transfer window.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFor us we block that out, Mo blocks it out. We let other people talk about that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor us there is no concern. For us Mohamed Salah is a Liverpool player and we believe that is what is going to be the case for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s the ultimate professional. He does what it does, he is one of the best players in the world and he is professional.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe lets other people do the talking, let\u2019s other people say what they have to say, but he\u2019s always been committed to Liverpool and you saw that with the performance he put in.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe club\u2019s position was that it knocked it back, it rejected the bid and that is what the stance was.<\/p>\n
For us there is no concern. For us Mohamed Salah is a Liverpool player and we believe that is what is going to be the case for the foreseeable future<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me Mo has been Mo all week. He\u2019s not been affected; I\u2019ve been around him a lot and he\u2019s not been affected by anything.<\/p>\n
\u201cMo has reacted in the best way possible and I think you have seen that with his performance, I think he was pretty special.\u201d<\/p>\n
At every media appearance over the last two weeks Klopp and the players have had to deal with questions about the future of Salah, who has two years left on a contract signed last summer which made him the highest-paid player in the club\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
But Robertson said it had not been destabilising or affected the squad\u2019s focus as they made it 10 points from a possible 12 to head into the international break in third place in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, there is speculation around a lot of players and it is how we deal with it and he (Salah) has obviously done well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur squad is what it is and that\u2019s the squad that is going to go forward now with the window shut.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is about getting the most out of the squad, it is about looking forward to the season ahead and trying to do better than what we did last season.\u201d<\/p>\n
After some criticism over recruitment following the departures of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho, coincidentally to Saudi Pro League clubs, Liverpool\u2019s squad looks refreshed and re-energised.<\/p>\n
World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, both signed before the start of pre-season, are starting to look like the long-term future of midfield they were brought in to be, with the latter scoring his first goal for the club against Villa in an impressive all-round performance in a comfortable victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought it was probably our best performance of the season so far, which is pleasing,\u201d said Robertson.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought they (the midfield) were excellent, but to be honest I thought every player was excellent \u2013 even the subs who came on \u2013 it was a complete squad performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
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On Szoboszlai\u2019s goal, a sweetly-struck shot from the edge of the penalty area for which he built a reputation at previous club RB Leipzig, the Scotland captain added: \u201cWe\u2019ve maybe not seen as much of it in games as we have seen in training but he\u2019s got a pretty nice strike on him, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnically he is a very gifted player, we\u2019ve seen that already and I think he\u2019ll have a big career here and we are looking forward to being a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n