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Arne Slot to decide if Mohamed Salah returns to Liverpool squad after crunch talks
Dec 12 2025 10:17 · By onefootball.com · 19 Reads
Arne Slot says he will have a conversation with Mohamed Salah and decide whether he to recall the forward to his Liverpool squad based on those discussions ahead of facing Brighton at Anfield on Saturday.
Salah was dropped from Liverpool’s squad that travelled to Inter Milan on Tuesday after his explosive interview following the draw at Leeds and claiming he had been “thrown under the bus”.
Salah also said his relationship with Slot had broken down and the head coach made the decision, backed by Liverpool’s hierarchy, to omit the 33-year-old from his plans for the Inter match, which Liverpool won 1-0.
Salah will depart for the Africa Cup of Nations following the Premier League match at home to Brighton, with the Egyptian suggesting in his interview that it could be his final match for the club given his uncertain future.
On whether Salah, who is Liverpool’s third-highest goalscorer of all time, would return to the squad ahead of a potential Anfield farewell, Slot said: "I will have a conversation with Mo this morning and the outcome of that will determine what happens tomorrow."