Liverpool urged to allow Mohamed Salah to leave because "he's not the same"
30-05-2024 01:56 PM
Ammon News - Former Reds defender Mark Lawrenson believes the Egyptian's Anfield future could soon be at an end if the club field another £100million offer. Liverpool rejected a bid of £150m less than 12 months ago.
Salah has indicated that he expects to be playing under Arne Slot next term, but endured a difficult second half of the season. An injury picked up in the Africa Cup of Nations saw him miss a number of matches, in addition to prompting a club versus country dispute. Salah was also involved in a sideline spat with Jurgen Klopp.
Lawrenson believes the 31-year-old winger, who has scored 211 times for Liverpool, will depart the club and that Salah could be in need of a new team.
"I have a feeling that Mohamed Salah will go," he told Best Online Poker Sites. "I just think that Saudi Arabia would be the logical place for him to move to. He’s not been the same since he came back from AFCON and you could see towards the end of the season that he seemed a little bit miffed – he just didn’t seem to be the same player.
"If Liverpool could get £100m for him from the Saudi Pro League, I think I would take it considering the circumstances. Salah’s been absolutely brilliant for Liverpool over the years, but he looks like he might need a change of club and I personally wouldn’t get in the way of that out of respect for him."
Lawrenson is keen to see forward Darwin Nunez remain at the club however. He reckons incoming boss Slot will quickly have a conversation with the former Benfica star to inform him of his commitment.
The Mirror