Arne Slot has been linked with an exit – with Jurgen Klopp favourite to replace him – while Mohamed Salah looks like he could also be heading out of the door
Arne Slot and Mohamed Salah’s relationship is reportedly broken – and the Egyptian star might have signalled the end of his Liverpool career with his bombshell interview.
Salah, 33, slammed his treatment after he was left on the bench during the Reds 3-3 draw with Leeds United on Saturday evening. Speaking after the game, he said: “The third time on the bench, I think for the first time in my career.
“I’m very, very disappointed to be fair. I have done so much for this club down the years and especially last season. Now I’m sitting on the bench and I don’t know why. It seems like the club has thrown me under the bus.
“That is how I am feeling. I think it is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame. I got a lot of promises in the summer and so far I am on the bench for three games so I can’t say they keep the promise.
“I said many times before that I had a good relationship with the manager and all of a sudden, we don’t have any relationship. I don’t know why, but it seems to me, how I see it, that someone doesn’t want me in the club.
“This club, I always support it. My kids will always support it. I love the club so much I will always do. I called my mum yesterday – you guys didn’t know if I would start or not, but I knew.
“Yesterday I said to them, come to the Brighton game. I don’t know if I am going to play or not but I am going to enjoy it. In my heads, I’m going to enjoy that game because I don’t know what is going to happen now.
“I will be in Anfield to say goodbye to the fans and go the Africa Cup (of Nations). I don’t know what is going to happen when I am there.”
Salah, according to William Hill, is currently 1/6 to join any Saudi club – after he was heavily linked with a move before putting pen-to-paper on a new deal at Anfield. While he is also 8/1 to join any club in the MLS.
William Hill also has Real Madrid at 10/1 and Inter Milan at 12/1.
However, Salah might not be the only face heading out of the door at Anfield as Slot has moved to the front of the sack race, according to the same bookies.
Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: “Arne Slot’s troubles continued on Saturday night, with more dropped points, this time at Leeds.
“He’s moved to the front of our next manager to leave market as a result, now odds-on at 4/6. Slot leads the sack race, ahead of Burnley boss Scott Parker (11/4) and Leeds coach Daniel Farke (3/1).
“If Anfield chiefs do make the decision to axe their Premier League-winning boss, Jurgen Klopp is the favourite to succeed him – it’s 9/4 for the German to make a remarkable return to Merseyside.”