Liverpool have taken a clear stance after Mohamed Salah\u2019s recent public complaints and a spell out of the starting lineup. Manager Arne Slot left Salah out of the XI for three consecutive matches, the last of which was the Dec. 6 defeat to Leeds United. That sequence prompted Salah to tell the mixed zone he had been thrown “under the bus,” suggesting he felt scapegoated for the club\u2019s malaise and implying his place should be unquestioned because of past contributions.<\/p>\n
Slot then omitted him from the starting team for the Champions League trip to Inter in Milan and kept him among the substitutes for the subsequent victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. The manager\u2019s selections have underlined Liverpool\u2019s unwillingness to alter team selection in response to public pressure. Salah is currently away with Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations, pausing the immediate fallout, but the issue is expected to resurface before January and will require a longer term resolution.<\/p>\n
David Ornstein discussed the situation on NBC Sports and summarised the club\u2019s position. “Liverpool fully intend to keep Mo Salah,” Ornstein said. “They want him to remain in the January transfer window and beyond\u2014he\u2019s under contract until the summer of 2027.” Ornstein added that the contract Liverpool offered was intended to make their intentions clear and noted that the player had on occasion used mixed zone interactions last season to put pressure on the club.<\/p>\n
“That seems to be at the centre of discussion,” Ornstein added. He outlined the choices facing Salah: “If he really does want to go, is he going to come forward with some proposals? We know there will be conversations and there is no shortage of interest. We know Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League like him. Al Hilal are not so keen, but there would be admiration from all over Europe as well.”<\/p>\n
For now, Liverpool\u2019s message is firm: the club will not bind itself to personal guarantees and expects clarity on Salah\u2019s intentions ahead of the January window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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