Overview
- Arne Slot said he will meet Mohamed Salah on Friday morning and that the outcome will determine whether the forward features against Brighton on Saturday.
- The manager reiterated that leaving Salah out of the Inter Milan trip was decided “as a club” after days of discussions between the player, his representatives and Liverpool.
- Salah was benched for three straight league matches before publicly saying he felt the club had “thrown [him] under the bus,” and he did not travel for the 1-0 win at Inter.
- Salah is scheduled to join Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations on Dec. 15, narrowing the window for any immediate resolution of his status with Liverpool.
- Saudi Pro League interest has been reported and a league executive said Salah would be welcome, while a photographed meeting with Jordan Henderson in London has added to transfer speculation.