Mohamed Salah has caused quite a stir with his latest comments, leading to questions being asked about his future and commitment to the Premier League champions.
The circus around the 33-year-old has been in full force over the last couple of days.
One report has gone as far as to claim Florian Wirtz caused Salah’s ‘rage’ on the back of the German being positioned as a key player for the Reds.
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Mohamed Salah of Liverpool warms up prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD3 match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Liverpool FC at Frankfurt Stadion.
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Sam Allardyce would sell the Liverpool forward if it were up to him, while Jamie Carragher’s feelings on the matter are crystal clear.
But would this mess have been created if Salah’s comments had come out in a different way?
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Well, Ian Ladyman has now explained how Salah actually only went over to speak to one local Liverpool reporter whom he knows.
However, everyone saw the player and quickly piled on before an agreement was reached to hold off on the story and not put it out straight away.
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But one journalist, writing for a Norwegian paper that initially published the quotes, did not listen and went straight away.
He said: “I’m told that Mo Salah came over to speak to a guy that he knows from one of the local Liverpool outlets.
“So he comes over to speak to that guy, but then obviously everybody just piles in. It’s a free-for-all. They call it a mixed zone for a reason. Anybody with an accreditation can be there.
“So they’re all in. And so, from what I’m led to believe, it was the what I would describe as the Merseyside football writers who were doing the conversation asking the questions but you never know who’s standing behind you.
“You never know who’s standing behind you. And there was an agreement. So there was agreement that right he said what he said. It’s about half 8 in the evening, I think it was at that time, and there was an understanding right let’s we can’t just throw this out there straight away.
“Let’s get our ducks in a row and let’s put it out together at half past nine. So it was agreed that it would go out at half past nine and then the guy standing at the back from the Norwegian outlet either didn’t understand, didn’t hear or didn’t care. So it ended up going out a little bit sooner. So that’s how it happened. That’s how it happened.”
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Whether it was just with one reporter or the story had come out later, the decision to conduct the interview in the first place was misguided.
Thierry Henry wasn’t happy with Salah, suggesting he has been in similar situations in the past but kept it behind closed doors.
Meanwhile, Gary Lineker is worried the Liverpool star has now tarnished his legacy.
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Of course, all could be forgotten if things are sorted out behind the scenes and he returns to the team after his trip to the AFCON, but his situation could have been easily avoided had Salah just sat down with Slot and the Reds hierarchy.
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