Mohamed Salah appears a step closer to leaving Liverpool after the Egyptian declared there would be “fire” if he spoke following a touchline bust-up with Jurgen Klopp.
Liverpool’s season has unravelled over recent weeks, with the Reds exiting the FA Cup, Europa League and losing vital ground in the Premier League.
To retain any serious hope of overhauling Arsenal and Manchester City, Liverpool simply had to beat West Ham on Saturday afternoon.
In familiar fashion, the Reds went behind before roaring back to take a 2-1 lead. However, Liverpool could not put the game to bed and through Michail Antonio, the Hammers levelled the scores late in the second half. With two more points dropped, Liverpool’s title aspirations have all but ended.
Salah was named along with Darwin Nunez on the bench for the contest. The pair have come in for stinging criticism in recent weeks for their poor finishing.
Indeed, Reds legend Jamie Carragher has even suggested Liverpool could and perhaps should sell both forwards to begin the Arne Slot era with a clean slate.
Salah and Nunez were called upon from the bench with around 10 minutes of normal time remaining. Liverpool still held the lead at the time, though Antonio headed home his equaliser before the substitutions were made.
The TNT Sports cameras picked up an altercation between Klopp and Salah on the touchline prior to the winger’s introduction to the contest.
While Salah was waiting for a break in play to be subbed on, Klopp wandered over to Salah and spoke to the Egyptian.
Salah clearly did not take kindly to Klopp’s words and the pair engaged in a heated exchange that resulted in Nunez ushering Salah away.
Beginning of the end for Salah?
Salah will turn 32 this summer and his existing Reds contract will only have one year remaining.
Liverpool rejected a verbal offer worth £150m from Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad last summer. The Saudi interest has not subsided and remains as strong as ever.
If Liverpool aren’t going to offer Salah a new deal, or conversely if Salah has no intention of signing one, a summer sale while the club can still collect a sizeable fee would make sense.
