Liverpool have fared admirably without Salah, with their unbeaten record across all competitions being extended to 11 games. They have not always been convincing, though, during that run and have seen record signing Alexander Isak suffer a broken leg.
Salah’s firepower, with 250 Liverpool goals to his name, will be most welcome as Slot’s side continue to compete on domestic and continental fronts. They are due to travel to Marseille for their next European outing on Tuesday, after playing host to Burnley on Saturday.
Slot is giving little away when it comes to Salah’s potential involvement in a meeting with Ligue 1 heavyweights, but admits that contact has been made between all parties. He said when asked about Salah’s impending return: “That is something we are talking about together now. He is back next week. We are in talks with him about what is expected of him over there, what is expected over here. But, first of all, he needs to play another big game for Egypt on Saturday.
“I am happy that he comes back. Mo has been so important for this club, for me, so I am happy that he is back. Even if I had 15 attackers, I still would have been happy if he came back but that is not our current situation.”
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