As the spat between Arne Slott and Mohamed Salah continues, Salah’s former Liverpool teammate Roberto Firmino has responded.
Liverpool legend Roberto Firmino has warmly welcomed the possibility of Mohamed Salah and Arne Slott resolving their differences. The Egyptian’s former strike partner reacted after the Reds manager addressed the media on Friday morning.
Speaking at his pre-Brighton press conference, Slott confirmed that important one-on-one discussions were scheduled between him and Salah. Considering the comments made by both parties this week, Dutch’s revelations appear to be a big step in the right direction.
As part of his Mixed Zone rant, Salah said there was “no relationship” between him and Slott, who also admitted he did not know if the forward would play for the club again. Both sides appear willing to come to the negotiating table, with Firmino reacting positively to the news.
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Slott recently told the media: “I’m going to have a conversation with him this morning and the outcome of that conversation will determine the situation tomorrow.
“What I need to do is talk to him. Next time I talk about Mo, I should be with him, not here. There’s nothing more I can say. I talked to him today, and the outcome will determine tomorrow.”
Firmino saw Slott’s words in a social media post. He took to the comments section and responded without saying a word with a clap, a red love heart, and a prayer emoji.
The reaction suggests Firmino supports a dialogue between Salah and Slott, which could pave the way for the 33-year-old to return to Liverpool’s first team. Firmino, who won the Premier League and Champions League with the Reds from 2015 to 2023, formed a close partnership with fellow forward Salah.
Earlier this year, the Brazilian expressed his delight at witnessing both club and player once again win the English league title. “I’m delighted with what Liverpool and Mohamed Salah have achieved,” he said.
“I think we have a great friendship and we’ve had a beautiful history together. If he’s looking at me now, I’m so proud of him and his friendship.”
But while Salah’s future has been called into question in recent days, it has been raised that he could leave the club for the Saudi Professional League, emulating the move made by Firmino more than two years ago when he left the Reds at the end of his contract. He joined Al-Ahly and experienced difficult days there.
The 34-year-old was left out of the club’s domestic squad midway through last season but played a pivotal role in the club’s first ever AFC Champions League title. Firmino then completed a re-transfer to Qatar-based Al Sadd in the recent summer transfer window.
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