‘We have the same goal’ – Jurgen Klopp fires back at questions over Mohamed Salah’s Egypt loyalty amid injury row | JNER38Y | 2024-01-31 16:44:12
'We have the same goal' – Jurgen Klopp fires back at questions over Mohamed Salah's Egypt loyalty amid injury row | JNER38Y | 2024-01-31 16:44:12
Jurgen Klopp has leapt to the defence of Mohamed Salah amid questions over his loyalty to Egypt and hit back at those that have criticised Liverpool's dealing with of the ahead's damage.
Salah was forced off in the first half of Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations group stage clash against Ghana final Thursday with what was initially considered a minor hamstring damage.
With the difficulty deemed more critical than first thought, Salah has returned to Liverpool for remedy with his agent revealing this week he is likely to be sidelined for three weeks.
That timeline might see him return for Egypt at AFCON ought to they make the final of the competition in Ivory Coast. But Liverpool's dealing with of the state of affairs has been questioned.
Klopp confirmed on Sunday evening Salah would return to Merseyside to undergo treatment, with Egypt boss Rui Vitoria stating he 'didn't that it was right' for the Reds boss to discuss the player's future participation for the national side.
Salah's own commitment to the trigger has additionally been questioned with Egypt legend Ahmed Hassan, the nation's most-capped participant, furious together with his return to the UK.
Hassan commented Salah was 'plotting his departure' from the Egypt camp, insisting the captain 'ought to stay with the workforce no matter what, even when he only had one leg to face on'.
Amid that drama, Liverpool booked their place in the Carabao Cup remaining with a 3-2 combination win over Fulham on Wednesday night time.
In a post-match interview with beIN Sports, the subject of Egypt fans questioning Salah's loyalty was raised with Klopp additionally quizzed on his personal comments that confirmed the ahead's return to the UK. &
The Liverpool boss hit again at any questions over Salah's true intentions and insisted Liverpool and Egypt are working in the direction of the identical aim.
'I cannot be part of that discussion,' Klopp stated. 'Liverpool and Egypt have exactly the same pursuits, we would like Mo Salah to be fit as soon as potential. If he stays there they usually [Egypt] can't do the right remedy, that may just delay all the things, especially for Egypt if they undergo the event.
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'So we deliver him here, not as a result of we need to take him away from Egypt however to supply him the most effective medical remedy. That's all we would like, that's all agreed. If Egypt get to the final it was all the time clear Mo goes back. Mo needs that. We would like that. We don't plan with Mo and assume we will perform a little bit here or there. We're utterly trustworthy.
'And if I stated something too early… I didn't announce it, I stated, I feel it's agreed. That's what I heard. I have so many things going around me and typically it's like, it isn't agreed, however I feel it is the plan.
'The remaining, some individuals make something of it. If someone questions the loyalty of Mo Salah, he ought to ask himself if his own loyalty is true because Mo Salah is certainly probably the most loyal Egyptian I've ever met in my life.'
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