The Mohamed Salah fracas took one other dramatic flip, this time with the silence in Liverpool’s altering room lastly damaged.
Alisson Becker turned the primary participant to publicly handle Salah’s explosive post-match interview forward of the Champions League conflict between Liverpool and Inter Milan on the San Siro. Salah claimed he had been “thrown underneath the bus” after being benched once more.
Salah has been neglected of the touring squad, however this daring call-up has solely fueled hypothesis about his future. And based on Allison, the choice was inevitable.
Alisson Becker breaks his silence on Salah’s abuse
Talking to reporters in Milan, the Liverpool goalkeeper did not conceal behind clichés.
As one in every of Salah’s closest mates within the group, his phrases carried weight, however he refused to defend the Egyptian’s abuse.
“It is not a straightforward scenario,” Allison admitted. “We’ve a private relationship…however his lack of contact is the results of one thing he is executed. He is sensible sufficient to know that.”
The Brazilian revealed he had not but had a “correct” dialog with Salah, however insisted they’d discuss in personal and it was a matter between mates, not cameras.
Alisson, whereas empathetic, made it clear that the group’s precedence was the membership, and his feedback have been a powerful indication of dissatisfaction throughout the dressing room over what Salah had chosen to go public with.
“As his teammates and mates, we want him the very best,” he mentioned. “However as Liverpool gamers, we wish what’s greatest for the membership.”
And when requested if he nonetheless helps coach Arne Slott, Alisson did not hesitate. “In fact I’m.”
This reply alone casts an enormous shadow on the narrative that Slott “misplaced his dressing room.”
The place does Mohamed Salah go from right here?
Liverpool bosses nonetheless again Slott, however what does that imply for Mo Salah’s future?
Arne Slott was bombarded with questions on Salah at Inter’s pre-inter press convention, together with one about whether or not he had performed his final recreation for the membership.
And the supervisor’s response has solid doubt on the Liverpool legend’s future on the membership.
Requested if Salah had already performed his final recreation for Liverpool, Slott replied: “I do not know. I am unable to reply that query at this level.”
The house recreation towards Brighton may very nicely be Salah’s final on the membership, particularly if Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes are working behind the scenes to promote him to Saudi Arabia.
If that is true, it might nonetheless mark a tragic finish to the profession of a participant who will go down as one in every of Liverpool’s all-time greats.
