Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has compared Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah to Cristiano Ronaldo amid his current contract drama with the Reds

Mohamed Salah has already been chased by Saudi club after Liverpool rejected a £150million offer from Al-Ittihad last summer and there is expected to be an approach at the end of the season

The FIFPro Men's World 11 shortlist was announced on Monday, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo the only two nominated players based outside of Europe.

The 26 finalists include the two players with the most Ballons d'Or in history, with all winners set to be announced next week

The FIFPro revealed the Men's and Women's Team of the Year 2024 nominees on Monday. The current English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League leaders Liverpool have only one player in the 25 nominees and its not Mohamed Salah.

Sharpe has tipped Salah to copy Ronaldo and move to Saudi Arabia, where he would become the star player there, even surpassing the Portuguese legend, as the Gulf nation attempts to improve the image of its struggling league.

The FIFPRO Men's World 11 nominees are revealed! Jude Bellingham, Lamine Yamal, and Erling Haaland are among the contenders, alongside football legends Messi and Ronaldo.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the only players not with clubs in Europe to be voted on a 26-man shortlist for the world team of the year.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are still popular and respected by their fellow players even though they no longer play for European clubs. The 37-year-old Messi and 39-year-old Ronaldo were the only players not with clubs in Europe to be voted on a 26-man shortlist for the world team of the year organized by global players’ union FIFPRO on Monday.