Mohamed Salah took to social media to challenge a Liverpool fan account after it posted a mocked-up image highlighting squad number changes that followed the departures of two team-mates. The post, captioned: “Name a bigger upgrade in footballing history,” compared the arrivals who have since been assigned familiar shirts with those who left.<\/p>\n
Florian Wirtz inherited D\u00edaz’s No. 7 shirt after briefly serving as a teammate and a sounding board for the Colombian prior to his Bundesliga switch. Alexander Isak took on the No. 9 vacated by N\u00fa\u00f1ez. The fan page used a visually edited image that referenced earlier artwork and presented the numerical changes as an upgrade.<\/p>\n
Salah quoted the post and pushed back. “How about we celebrate the great signings without disrespecting the PL champions?” he asked, calling for respect toward the players who had represented the club.<\/p>\n
The forward also used the platform to offer personal farewells to his former colleagues, describing them first as friends and then as team-mates. To N\u00fa\u00f1ez he wrote: “You were always very real and brought so much good energy wherever you went,” and added: “You made us laugh and showed heart in everything you did. You will be missed and I wish you the best in your new club.” <\/p>\n
He was similarly warm about D\u00edaz. “As a teammate, you were more than reliable\u2014you were inspiring. As a friend, even more so,” he gushed.<\/p>\n
Salah’s response combined a call for decorum from supporters with clear appreciation for the pair he played alongside. He rejected the suggestion that replacing their shirt numbers amounted to a simple upgrade and instead framed his comments as both a defence of former team-mates and a public expression of goodwill as they move on from the club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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