Ammon News - Mohamed Salah could play on until he is 40 and the Egyptian's departure from Liverpool opens up new opportunities ​for an 'irreplaceable' player, his former manager Juergen Klopp said ‌on Friday.

The 33-year-old Salah, one of the club's greatest ever players, announced this week that he will leave Anfield at the end of the ​season.

Signed by Klopp from AS Roma in 2017, Salah ​helped Liverpool to win two Premier League titles, ⁠the Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, ​FA Cup, two League Cups, and a Community Shield.

"He set completely ​new standards for a professional football player how hard you can work, how much you can invest in recovery and everything," the German manager ​told the BBC ahead of a Legends charity game ​in Liverpool on Saturday.

"Now he leaves here but I would not be surprised ‌if ⁠he plays another six or seven years.

"I'm sad but he's an all-time great without a shadow of a doubt and I'm really proud to be a part of that career."

Klopp, ​who left Liverpool ​in 2024, said ⁠Salah and the club had been a perfect match.

"Mo and I had big dreams but ​we didn't dare to dream that big," he ​said.

"I ⁠really think the whole relationship was a fair deal. An exceptional player, exceptional numbers and he earned some money, of course," Klopp ⁠added.

"And ​now he can go wherever he ​wants and the club will have to find and will find other players, ​and that's absolutely okay."

Reuters