Besiktas' interim president, Huseyin Yucel, conveyed his aspiration to bring Mohamed Salah to the club, noting that financial constraints make it a 'dream.' Besiktas operates with a budget of only £226,600, which is less than Salah's weekly salary at Liverpool. The club needs to sell players and hopes to secure loan signings in January, rendering the move highly unrealistic. Despite this, Yucel recognized that Salah remains an elite player, rather than a 'once-elite' player, and therefore can aim for clubs higher than Besiktas. Furthermore, a move to Besiktas could potentially reunite Salah with his former Liverpool teammate, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, although this remains unlikely given the financial and competitive challenges involved.