• 2034 hosts discussing if World Cup will be in winter
• ‘To have Mo Salah would be a pleasure and a privilege’

Saudi Arabia’s sports minister says he would love to have Mohamed Salah playing in his country’s top flight, and revealed a winter World Cup in 2034 is “a debate that we’re still having with Fifa”.

Salah has been in sensational form for Liverpool this season but is out of contract in the summer, with speculation persisting that the Saudi Pro League could be a possible destination for the Egyptian.

• Gerrard departs with club 12th in 18-team Pro League
• ‘I have enjoyed working in a different culture,’ he says

Steven Gerrard insists his spell in charge of Al-Ettifaq was a positive experience after he and the club mutually agreed to part company.

The 44-year-old former Liverpool and England midfielder has left the Saudi Pro League side with them 12th in the 18-team table, having lost eight of their 17 matches.