Besiktas president Serdal Adalı reportedly plans to meet Mohamed Salah directly after an alleged 35% agent fee stalled negotiations.
According to reports, the parties had reached a preliminary agreement before the dispute emerged.
The proposed contract would run for one year and include an option for another season, with Salah’s annual earnings at €12 million, according to Fotomac.
The forward’s agent, Ramy Abbas, subsequently requested a commission reported to be around 35%, which would add approximately €5 million to the transfer package.
Adalı rejected the alleged request and asked Abbas to withdraw it. “Such a percentage is unacceptable to us under any circumstances,” Adalı said. “We do not think Salah knows about these figures.”
The Besiktas president now wants to speak directly with Salah and resolve the dispute. Adalı had already confirmed that negotiations remained active despite earlier reports announcing a completed agreement.
“There is no completed transfer yet,” Adalı said on Saturday. “We rejected [the revised demands]. Our talks are continuing.”
At the time, he stated that Beşiktaş and Salah had reached an understanding on the other elements of the proposed transfer.
“We love Salah and agree with the player on every issue,” Adalı said.
Last week, Ramy Abbas challenged claims that Salah had already decided his future. “I personally do not know where Mohamed will play next season,” he wrote. “What does that tell you?”