Arne Slot admitted he had no issues being viewed as the “bad guy” responsible for Mohamed Salah\u2019s departure from Liverpool this summer. With Slot no longer patrolling the Anfield touchline, speculation has shifted but concrete signs of a reversal remain limited.<\/p>\n
Salah is focused on the World Cup with Egypt, yet an international teammate has suggested a possible change of heart. “The prospect of leaving Liverpool has affected Mo psychologically, but the situation might change and he could still stay with the team,” goalkeeper Ahmed El Shenawy insisted to ON Time Sports. “He even told me that he doesn\u2019t know anything about his future yet.”<\/p>\n
Liverpool recently named Salah on their retained list, submitted to the Premier League at the end of every season to confirm which players will depart on free transfers at the end of June. Legally, the process of his departure is underway. There is precedent for late reversals: in the summer of 2024 Millwall re-signed veteran defender Shaun Hutchinson less than three weeks after his contract was allowed to expire.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, multiple reports indicate there is little chance of the Egyptian staying with the Reds. Salah\u2019s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, took to social media to downplay El Shenawy\u2019s comments and to suggest the goalkeeper did not have full detail of negotiations. “Mohamed is doing perfectly fine and neither he nor I prefer to discuss sensitive future plans with people not involved in them,” he wrote. “Both he and I are very private about these things. Yes, people may ask and they may get a standard polite response but that\u2019s about it.”<\/p>\n
There is nothing in law preventing Salah from returning to Liverpool, but both parties are understood to have drawn a line under his nine years as a Red and there are currently no suggestions that he could continue beyond this summer. For years a move to the Saudi Pro League has appeared most likely; Salah admitted he came close to making that move before signing a new contract last summer. Interest in Saudi Arabia is believed to remain, while clubs in Major League Soccer and some in Europe are also thought to be options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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