Mohamed Salah is undoubtedly one of the greatest players in Liverpool‘s modern era, and a true Premier League hall-of-famer.
And yet, he and the Reds could be about to go through a particularly bitter divorce.
Salah’s explosive interview after Liverpool drew with Leeds United in December 2025, in which he accused the club and head coach Arne Slot of making him a scapegoat for the team’s poor form, has made a departure from Anfield feel almost inevitable. He even suggested he will use the game with Brighton & Hove Albion as an opportunity to say goodbye to the fans before he joins up with the Egypt squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Still, Salah only signed a new contract in April this year, and the future of Slot also appears uncertain, so there is no absolute guarantee he will be moved on.
The Sporting News looks at the latest.
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Is Mohamed Salah leaving Liverpool?
Following his remarkable interview on December 6, it certainly seems possible that Salah will leave Liverpool in the January transfer window.
The player suggested that the Premier League game against Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield on December 13 could be his last and that he had told his family to come to see his “goodbye” to the fans.
There is no guarantee he will leave, of course. Last year, Salah told the media that he was “more out than in” at Liverpool amid protracted negotiations over a new contract, which eventually ended with him signing a new deal.
Things feel a bit different this time, though.
Salah was omitted from the squad for Liverpool’s 1-0 win at Real Madrid in the Champions League on December 9. “We let him know that he’s not travelling with us, so that was the only communication that there has been from us to him,” Slot said at his pre-match press conference.
“Of course, before Saturday, the two of us have spoken a lot. Sometimes longer, sometimes shorter. That’s not the way I feel [that relationship has broken down], but he has the right to feel how he feels things. I haven’t felt that at all — until Saturday evening, for sure.
“When I didn’t play him, usually players don’t like the manager that much, but he was very respectful to my staff, to his teammates and he trained really hard. So, to an extent, it was a surprise to me when I heard after the game that he gave the comments that he gave.
“As I said, it’s not the first time and won’t be the last time that when a player doesn’t play, that he says something similar to what he did. My reaction to that is also clear. He isn’t here tonight.”
Slot was also asked whether Salah had played his last game for Liverpool. He replied: “I have no clue. I cannot answer that question at this moment in time.”
