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Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool future could be in doubt ahead of a massive upcoming transfer window
The fall-out between Mohamed Salah and Liverpool over the past week has stunned the football world and put a major dent in the Reds’ January transfer plans, as a shocking exit for the club legend becomes an increasing possibility.
Salah spoke out against the club following his exclusion from the Reds’ 3-3 draw away at Leeds United, where he was left amongst the substitutes for a third successive game and was not used at all as the champions were denied all three points by a last-minute Whites equaliser.
A latest transfer update has arrived amidst reports emerging from Salah’s camp, as the situation continues to develop further with AFCON and the festive period approaching.
Salah’s camp prepare shock request as ‘exact plan’ revealed
According to reports by TEAMtalk, stunning claims from sources close to the player state that Salah’s camp are ‘ready to ask’ Liverpool to come to a ‘mutual termination’ of his contract as soon as January, with a ‘mind-blowing offer’ set to arrive at the Egyptian’s doorstep and a parting of the ways between one of the Premier League’s iconic player and club marriages now a possibility, amidst whispers of his ‘exact plan’ to exit the club.
It would be a huge shame for all those involved for things to end in this way, but these sensational claims reflect the resentment which Salah and his camp feel towards the way the player has been treated across the last four matches in all competitions. The two-time league title winner was left out of the squad entirely for Tuesday’s trip to Inter Milan in the Champions League.
The report continues that Salah is braced for an eye-watering offer of around £150million ($200m) a year to make a huge switch to the Middle East in January and leave Liverpool for the Saudi Pro League. Salah’s status in Saudi would be comparable to that of Cristiano Ronaldo, with a tourism ambassador role and rights to part-own a football club in the future included in a deal, in addition to the opportunity to invest in football across the Arab community.
While the deal might appear tempting to the Egyptian and his entourage, TEAMtalk continue that Liverpool have ‘no plans’ to sell Salah in January according to reports by David Ornstein. This could result in the escalation of a battle between player and club once the January window opens for business. The MLS could also be an option for Salah, though to move elsewhere in Europe he may need to take a pay-cut on his current £400,000-a-week wages at Anfield.
‘That’s not the way I feel’ - Slot gives thoughts on Salah’s strong words after Leeds draw
When Slot was asked in a press conference earlier this week if he believed Salah was referring to him when saying he had been ‘thrown under a bus’, the Reds head coach said on the situation: “The only one who can answer that question is Mo himself. So, I can guess, but I don’t think that’s the right thing to do at this moment in time. It’s hard for me to tell who he means in that situation, to be honest.
“We’ve let him know that he’s not travelling with us [to Milan]. So, that was the only conversation that has been there from us to him. Of course, before Saturday, the two of us have spoken a lot; sometimes longer, sometimes shorter.
“No, that’s not the way I feel [that the 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, because I think when I didn’t play him anymore, usually players don’t like the manager then that much, but he was very respectful to my staff members, to his teammates, and he trained really hard.
“So, to an extent, it was a surprise for me when I heard after the game that he gave the comments he gave. But as I said, it’s not the first and not the last time that when a player doesn’t play – I’m not sure if he was emotional or not – that he says something similar to what he did, but I think our, my reaction to that is also clear, and that’s that he’s not here with us tonight.
“I’m a firm believer that there’s always a possibility to return for a player, so, yeah, I can leave it with that, I think.”
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