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Liverpool have no plans to sell Mohamed Salah this summer following his bust-up with Jurgen Klopp at the weekend, according to reports.
Salah was involved in a heated touchline row with Klopp moments before he was brought on as a late substitute in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with West Ham on Saturday, a result which has all but ended their hopes of winning the Premier League title.
The Egypt international then went on to spark further speculation about his relationship with Klopp by telling reporters at the London Stadium after the incident: ‘There’s going to be fire today if I speak.’
Klopp, who announced in January that he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, played down the row after Liverpool’s draw.
‘We spoke already in the dressing room and for me it’s done for me,’ said the Liverpool manager. ‘That’s all and that is it.’
Salah attracted strong interest from the Saudi Pro League last summer, with reports claiming that Al-Ittihad had offered the Liverpool forward a contract worth at least £150 million over two seasons.
It’s understood that the Saudi Pro League will try again for Salah this summer, but according to The Athletic, Liverpool ‘fully expect’ the 31-year-old to remain at Anfield.
The report also adds that Salah has given no indication that he wants to leave Liverpool this summer.
Salah will have just a year remaining on his contract with Liverpool this summer, meaning that Liverpool have just two transfer windows to cash in on the forward.
Meanwhile, Gary Neville has warned that Liverpool may have a problem for the remainder of the season between Klopp and Salah.
‘Mo Salah’s just hit a brick wall. You’ve got be careful, there was a player out here [in the north London derby] called Son that I think hit a brick wall probably about 18 months ago, where he looked like he was gone and he was struggling,’ Neville said on Sky Sports’ The Gary Neville Podcast.
‘These players play so much football they play so consistently and Salah has been almost ever present for like six or seven years. There just comes a point whereby you need a break.
‘Unpleasant when you see [a row] an amazing manager and an amazing player.
‘I had that at Manchester United a few times. There’s only one winner, but the problem is that the manager is leaving which helps Mo Salah a little bit.
‘I think there might be a bit of a problem if it were to carry on for the rest of the season. Two massive personalities and characters.’
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