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Mohamed Salah is set for a new chapter after announcing he will leave Liverpool this summer. The 33-year-old signed a two-year extension just before the end of last season but will not see out the remaining year of that deal.
Salah has spent nine years at Anfield, playing a central role in Premier League title wins and a Champions League triumph.
His farewell was briefly in doubt after a hamstring injury in the win over Crystal Palace. Early reports in the Egyptian media suggested he could miss the rest of the season, but Liverpool have since indicated a quicker return is possible.
Salah is now expected to feature again before the campaign ends, potentially returning by the final match or even earlier, with a possible comeback against Aston Villa next week.
Slot said on May 1: “As we know from Mo, he’s always working incredibly hard during the season when he’s fit, but definitely also when he is injured to be back as soon as possible.
“That’s what he’s trying now so well. Usually he’s earlier fit than other players after a minor injury – because he has a minor injury. We expect him indeed to be back in the final part of the season, but not for Sunday [against Manchester United].”
Mohamed Salah has attracted interest from clubs in both Major League Soccer (MLS) and Saudi Arabia ahead of his expected exit from Liverpool.
San Diego FC have also been credited with an interest in the 33-year-old, with owner Mohamed Mansour stating he would be open to signing Salah this summer.
According to talkSPORT journalist Jacob, despite San Diego FC’s usual focus on younger players, Mansour is personally pushing to bring Salah to the club.
“Salah is the big one because everyone in MLS has been downplaying it,” Jacobs said. “I spoke to Sir Mohamed Mansour, the owner of San Diego and he’s British-Egyptian, let’s not forget, and I put it to him only three weeks ago on talkSPORT.
“‘Are you going to sign Salah?’ And he said ‘well, if it was my choice, yes but it’s not really within our model’ which is much more youth-led. I’m still told despite that issue that he’s still pushing so Salah and San Diego might be one to watch.
“There’s European interest, there’s Saudi interest and he’s still got to make up his mind as well. “But you do sense that even before the World Cup, let alone after it, some of these big names to MLS particularly Casemiro to Inter Miami might get done and quite quickly.”
Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool as a club legend after breaking several records during his time at Anfield. Since joining from AS Roma in the summer of 2017, Salah has scored 257 goals and provided 122 assists in 440 appearances for Liverpool.