Liverpool boss Slot to meet Salah amid transfer tension

Liverpool dropped Mohamed Salah from their squad for their lucifer successful Milan, sparking involvement from the Saudi Pro League.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed that helium volition conscionable with Mohamed Salah to determine whether the Egyptian planetary volition beryllium progressive successful the Premier League champions lucifer astatine Brighton and Hove Albion connected Saturday.

The 33-year-old forward, who has won some the UEFA Champions League and 2 Premier League titles with the Anfield-based club, caused contention with his absorption to being named connected the seat for the 3-3 gully with Leeds United past Saturday.

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It was the 3rd consecutive crippled that Salah had been benched for and helium told reporters aft the Leeds lucifer helium had been “thrown nether the bus” by the nine pursuing their dilatory commencement to their latest rubric defence, with the squad languishing successful 10th spot with 23 points from 15 matches.

That led to the erstwhile Chelsea and Roma guardant being left retired of the squad that travelled to Italy for Tuesday’s 1-0 triumph astatine Inter Milan successful the Champions League.

As a result, rumours grew astir Salah’s aboriginal astatine Liverpool, with involvement confirmed from the Saudi Pro League.

Slot was reticent to beryllium drawn connected the taxable aft the lucifer successful Milan, but has moved to calm speculation implicit Salah’s aboriginal aft the player’s fiery criticism.

“I volition person a speech with Mo this morning, the result of that speech determines however things volition look tomorrow,” Slot told reporters connected Friday.

When asked if helium wanted Salah to enactment astatine the club, Slot said: “I person nary reasons to not privation him to stay.”

Pressed connected Salah’s status, Slot refused to connection immoderate guarantees.

“I deliberation the adjacent clip I talk astir Mo should beryllium with him and not successful here. You tin support connected trying but determination is not overmuch much to accidental astir it,” helium said.

Talks astir Salah’s Liverpool aboriginal nether mode amid transportation rumours

The Dutchman did corroborate that talks had begun betwixt some parties pursuing the 2nd of the 3 matches that saw Salah dropped to the bench.

“After the Sunderland game, determination were a batch of conversations betwixt his representatives and ours, betwixt him and me,” helium added.

Slot besides chose to uncover that the determination to permission Salah astatine location for the travel to Milan followed discussions wrong the club.

“I americium ever successful interaction with them (sporting manager Richard Hughes and main enforcement of shot Michael Edwards) but erstwhile it comes to the decision-making of the lineup oregon the squad, they permission that unfastened to me.

“That’s not to accidental I don’t speech to them. Mainly Richard, not Michael. The determination to play a subordinate oregon person them successful the squad is wholly up to me.”

Salah, nicknamed the “Egyptian King,” has endured a turbulent run pursuing an bonzer 2024-25 season.

He is acceptable to depart for the Africa Cup of Nations connected Monday – with his planetary teammates already backing their workfellow – leaving Liverpool to effort to widen their four-game unbeaten tally crossed each competitions portion silencing the off-field turmoil.

Whether helium returns to Anfield afterwards remains uncertain, with Saudi suitors circling and Salah hinting that his Liverpool section whitethorn beryllium drafting to a close.

Isak successful uncertainty for Liverpool’s Premier League lucifer with Brighton

There is simply a question people implicit Alexander Isak’s presumption for Saturday, with Slot saying the guardant picked up a sound successful the archetypal fractional against Inter Milan, and that helium volition beryllium evaluated connected Friday earlier they determine whether oregon not helium tin start.

Slot is pleased with however Isak and Hugo Ekitike person played together, saying their concern volition proceed to improve.

“The much they play together, the much they volition accommodate to each different and the amended they volition cooperate,” Slot said. “I saw promising things from the some of them, it’s lone the 2nd clip they’ve played together. We volition spot much of them playing unneurotic successful the future.”

Slot volition person Federico Chiesa disposable connected Saturday aft helium recovered from illness, portion Wataru Endo and Cody Gakpo are expected to beryllium retired for a “few weeks”.