Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is facing an uncertain future at Anfield following his explosive interview at Elland Road earlier this month. The Egyptian, who had been benched for four consecutive Premier League matches, claimed he no longer had a relationship with head coach Arne Slot and did not rule out a January exit. He was subsequently omitted from the squad for Liverpool’s 1-0 Champions League win over Inter Milan.
However, the situation appears to have eased after talks last Friday. Salah returned to the squad for the 2-0 win over Brighton last weekend, coming on early for the injured Joe Gomez and assisting Hugo Ekitike’s second goal. Curtis Jones has disclosed that Salah apologised to his Liverpool team-mates after his explosive interview. Jones said: “Mo is his own man and he can say his own stuff. He apologised to us and was like, ‘If I’ve affected anybody or made you feel any sort of way, I apologise’. That’s the man that he is. I can only speak from me knowing Mo and how he is with us and how he acted on that. He was positive as well. He was the exact same Mo, he had a big smile on his face and everybody was exactly the same with him. I guess it’s just part of wanting to be a winner and I don’t think he will be the last.”
Elsewhere, Manchester United and Liverpool could both be active in January amid uncertainty surrounding Salah and United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, while interest grows in Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo. According to the Daily Mail, both clubs have made enquiries about Sheffield Wednesday’s highly-rated 17-year-old left-back Yisa Alao.
United have submitted a bid of around £450,000, with Liverpool considering a similar move. Alao has impressed at the youth level and already made his senior debut. Wednesday remain in crisis, bottom of the Championship on minus nine points following multiple deductions after entering administration.
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