Mohamed Salah has left Liverpool to play for Egypt at the African Cup of Nations, but questions swirl over his future ahead of the January transfer window.
Jamie Carragher has warned Mohamed Salah that he will regret his decision if he leaves Liverpool in the January transfer window. Salah has bid adieu to Merseyside, but only to play for Egypt in the African Cup of Nations, with speculation that he could leave for Saudi Arabia or MLS in the new year.
Salah was welcomed back into the squad by manager Arne Slott against Brighton on Saturday, a week after accusing his manager of throwing him under the bus. Slott is trying to keep the matter under wraps, but Salah will have plenty of time to think about his future while away on international duty.
Ahead of the transfer window opening in January, there is specific interest from not only MLS but also the Saudi Professional League. And Carragher wondered as he watched Salah wave to the Anfield crowd after registering an assist against Brighton to take Liverpool’s total involvement in Premier League goals to 277.
“I don’t think Mo Salah will be playing for Liverpool next season,” he told Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football program, pleading with Salah and his agent to stay on until at least the end of the season before leaving.
“What we see there[after Brighton’s win]is better than what we saw at Elland Road. But does Mo Salah deserve more than that as a Liverpool player? He deserves a guard of honor.”
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“He deserves to be mosaiced in the Kop. After the last game he brought his family, his wife and children onto the pitch and really deserves to be celebrated for what he did as a Liverpool player.”
“So put aside the differences with the manager and think about three or four months at Liverpool. OK, the worst thing that could happen is that I get this huge red card. The best thing that could happen is that I would be out with my teammates in Budapest for the Champions League final. If he was sitting in Saudi Arabia watching Liverpool games, he would really regret it.”
Carragher has been a key figure in the Salah-Slot spat, criticizing the 33-year-old’s decision to go public with his frustrations over his recent lack of playing time. He has previously revealed that although he disagrees with Salah’s comments at Elland Road, he remains confident in his place at Liverpool.
“I have been outraged by his comments last weekend, but it would be an utter travesty if that interview was to be remembered as his last meaningful act at Liverpool,” he wrote in the Telegraph.
“He has done too much for the club for that to happen. He has a responsibility to himself to ensure he gives the legend the farewell he deserves – whenever that may be. If that means he has to apologize, then so be it.”
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