Leading Saudi journalist Waleed Al Farraj has lifted the lid on the recriminations behind the bonkers saga.
Celtic hero Jota is staring at a brutal exit from Al-Ittihad because he is reportedly paying the price for fan strife sparked by the club's signing policy.
Leading Saudi journalist Waleed Al Farraj claims the man who left Glasgow in a £25m deal earlier this summer will almost certainly see his stint with the Saudi Pro League champions end imminently. The wide man has been reduced to a bit-part role under compatriot Nuno and multiple reports state the end game is nearing.
Leading Saudi journalist Waleed Al Farraj, said: “Mohamed Salah is an Ittihad player, God willing. There is a 75 per cent chance that Salah will join Ittihad. I heard that Jota will not continue with the team. Yes, the club paid €30 million for him, but the club found that he does not serve the team at the moment. Ittihad’s interests come first. I am happy to have Karim Benzema in the centre-forward position, but he lacks playing alongside world-class attacking wingers.
And the notion former Celtic star Jota is not of the level required has been stoked by a belief by followers of the SPL kingpins that their rivals have been more ambitious in their recruitment this summer. He added: “It is the right of the Ittihad Jeddah fans to be saddened by the team’s current technical state, but we must not forget that last year, these same players managed to win the league.
"These other clubs have signed more foreign players because Ittihad believes that last year they were the champion and should not sign foreigners in the same numbers as other clubs.”
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