Overview
- Salah trained on Monday but was not named in Liverpool’s 19-man travelling squad for the Champions League match at Inter, with the club opting for a short-term exclusion without formal disciplinary action.
- The 33-year-old said he felt “thrown under the bus,” declared he has no relationship with Slot, and has been benched for three straight games as his goal output has dropped this season.
- Slot told reporters he was surprised by the comments, said that was why Salah was left out, and declined to predict whether the winger will feature for Liverpool again.
- Egypt’s national team publicly backed their captain ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with Salah expected to join the squad on December 15 and potentially miss multiple Liverpool fixtures.
- Reporting indicates the situation has revived January transfer speculation, including renewed interest from the Saudi Pro League.