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Egypt’s opposition leader demands Mo Salah sends 20% of income home

Egypt’s opposition leader demands Mo Salah sends 20% of income home

An Egyptian opposition politician has demanded that Liverpool football player Mohamed Salah transfers 20 percent of his monthly income to Egypt. (Reuters)

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03 Feb 2024 10:02:07 GMT9

Govt urged to pass a law forcing Egyptians abroad to transfer dollars
Aim is to support nation’s flailing economy, says Wafd Party leader

RIYADH: Abdel-Sanad Yamama, the head of Egypt’s opposition Wafd Party and a former presidential candidate, demanded on Thursday that Liverpool football player Mohamed Salah transfers 20 percent of his monthly income to Egypt.

Yamama in a speech said: “I propose issuing a law that push Egyptians abroad to transfer a percentage of their monthly income to Egypt in dollars, and the government will return it to their families in Egyptian pounds.”

He added: “No one should be excluded from this decision, and it should be applied on all Egyptians working abroad, even the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, and the percentage should be 20 percent.”

Yamama made the comments during a panel discussion held by his party to study a proposal aimed at alleviating the nation’s flailing economy.

Yamama said that “remittances from Egyptians abroad are one of the most important sources of providing foreign currency.”

Salah reportedly earns about $25 million a year, making him the third-highest-paid player in the English Premier League after Manchester City stars Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland.

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