The Egyptian star has intensified the situation following what many viewed as a tantrum during an extraordinary interview after Liverpool’s 3-3 draw with Leeds United. ..Continue Reading
The experienced attacker criticised both the club and head coach Arne Slot after being placed on the bench for three straight Premier League fixtures and failing to feature in two of them.
As a consequence, Liverpool’s hierarchy have backed Slot’s stance, removing Salah from the travelling party for Tuesday night’s Champions League meeting with Inter Milan.
Slot addressed Salah’s circumstances on Monday evening, stating: “We let him know that he’s not travelling with us so that was the only communication that there has been from us to him.”
He continued: “Of course, before Saturday, the two of us have spoken a lot. Sometimes longer, sometimes shorter.
“That’s not the way I feel [that relationship has broken down] but he has the right to feel how he feels things. I haven’t felt that at all – until Saturday evening, for sure.
“When I didn’t play him, usually players don’t like the manager that much but he was very respectful to my staff, to his teammates and he trained really hard.
“So, to an extent, it was a surprise to me when I heard after the game that he gave the comments that he gave.
“Like I said, it’s not the first time and won’t be the last time that when a player doesn’t play, that he says something similar to what he did. “My reaction to that is also clear. He isn’t here tonight.”**
While Slot and the rest of the team focus on their upcoming match in Milan, Salah has been left to train separately at the club’s facilities — and he has rather pettily chosen to display this on social media.
This marks his first post on X since mid-November and likely pushes him nearer to a departure, with a report from Spanish source Fichajes asserting that he has ‘offered himself’** to **‘three dream destinations’.
According to the report: ‘The player has already offered himself to three giant clubs where he would be delighted to continue his career: Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich.
‘And among these options, some destinations seem more viable than others.’
