Al-Ittihad boss Nuno Espirito Santo has reportedly been blamed for the misstep that saw the Saudi champions bring to the club before quickly freezing him out.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-handed-crazy-jota-return-31070633

Al-Ittihad had a £150million bid for Salah instantly rejected by late last week having been linked with a possible move throughout August.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/he-didnt-to-jurgen-klopp-27643839

Former Celtic winger Jota faces the embarrassment of being banned by Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad less than two months after joining the club, FootballTransfers can confirm.

Source: https://leadership.ng/celtic-hero-jota-faces-al-ittihad-exit-over-performance/

Goals from Karim Benzema and Abderrazak Hamdallah saw Al-Ittihad take a 3-1 lead into half-time.

Source: https://thewillnews.com/mitrovic-hat-trick-helps-al-hilal-make-stunning-comeback-against-al-ittihad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mitrovic-hat-trick-helps-al-hilal-make-stunning-comeback-against-al-ittihad

KARIM Benzema became the first player to score in four Fifa Club World Cups as Al-Ittihad opened the 2023 edition with a 3-0 win over Auckland City.

Source: https://realnewsmagazine.net/benzema-first-player-to-score-in-four-fifa-world-cups/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=benzema-first-player-to-score-in-four-fifa-world-cups

The 32-year-old’s arrival follows that of former Real Madrid star Benzema, who joined Al-Ittihad earlier this month.

Source: https://punchng.com/french-football-star-kante-joins-saudi-side-al-ittihad/

The five-time Champions League winner switched to Al-Ittihad in the summer but has only managed to get them to sixth place in the Saudi Pro League alongside fellow former European football stars N'Golo Kante and Fabinho.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/12/30/real-madrid-legend-benzema-goes-awol-in-saudi-arabia-before-match-local-media-reports/

Whilst all of the build-up has taken place, festering in the background are rumours of a £200m counter offer from Al-Ittihad for Mohamed Salah, having had a £150m bid rejected on Friday for the Egyptian talisman.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-salah-transfer-news-live-27642378

With Fabinho and both departing for Saudi Arabian sides Al-Ittihad and Al-Ettifaq respectievely, Liverpool are still to find a replacement.

Source: https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/sport/football/liverpool/wataru-endo-private-plane-spotted-as-liverpool-medical-update-given-ahead-of-transfer-4258317