BREAKING: Arne Slot Restore Mohamed Salah Back In Liverpool Vs Brighton Squad
Liverpool have brought Mohamed Salah back into the fold for Saturday afternoon’s Premier League meeting with Brighton following what club sources described as constructive discussions between the forward and head coach Arne Slot on Friday.
The decision comes at a time when Liverpool are stretched by injuries, and Slot is understood to have opted for a pragmatic approach as the Reds look to steady their league form.
Although tensions have not fully disappeared, the club and Mohamed Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas, are continuing to work through the unresolved issues while the Egyptian prepares to leave for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Salah, 33, was omitted from the travelling party for Tuesday’s Champions League match at Inter Milan after publicly claiming that his relationship with Slot had deteriorated and that he had been “thrown under the bus”.
His remarks followed the 3-3 draw at Leeds, where he was left on the bench for the third match in a row.
In the same interview, Salah hinted that Saturday could serve as his farewell to Anfield and revealed that his mother had been invited to attend the match.
The Genius Media Niger reports that Slot, who faced questions about the situation during his Friday press conference, insisted there were “no reasons not to want Mohamed Salah to stay” at Liverpool. Asked about the player’s longer-term prospects, he said: “I will have a conversation with Mo. The outcome of that conversation determines how things will look.”
Liverpool hosts Brighton at 15:00 GMT, aiming to bounce back after consecutive league draws.
Salah has not started a match since the Champions League loss to PSV Eindhoven on 26 November, and his most recent appearance came off the bench in the 1-1 draw at Sunderland on 3 December.
He has been an unused substitute in two of Liverpool’s last three league fixtures.
Slot added: “After the Sunderland game, there were a lot of conversations between his representatives and ours, between him and me.”
Salah leaves for international duty on Monday and, should Egypt progress all the way to the final in Morocco on 18 January, he may be unavailable for up to eight Liverpool matches.
Salah has scored five goals in 18 appearances across the Premier League and Champions League this season and has netted 250 goals in 420 games for the club.
