Salah's decision to announce his exit via a social media video caught many supporters by surprise, but Slot hinted that the internal dialogue was far more extensive. The Dutchman remained tight-lipped about the specifics of their private conversations, choosing instead to respect the player's personal reasons for moving on.
"When things like this are announced to the outside world, I don't think it's a surprise for you to hear that there are a lot of discussions, talks going on between him, his agent, the club, me and him, before this comes out in the public. But, as I always said, and I'm not going to change on what has been said between the two of us, or between him and the club, that is something I'm not going to share. If he wants to share his reasons why he did it then it's up to him, but that's not up to me to speak for him," the Liverpool boss added.