The world stood still on March 24th when Mo salah dropped a 2 minute long video on Instagram starting with highlights of his career at Liverpool and cutting to him sitting at a chair uttering the words “Unfortunately the time has come.” he continued by saying “I wanted to start by saying I never imagined how deeply this club, this city, these people would become part of my life. Liverpool is not just a football club. It’s a passion, it’s a history, it’s a spirit. I can’t explain in words to anyone not part of this club.”
Over his 9 years with Liverpool, the 33-year-old Egypt forward, who has scored 255 goals in 435 appearances. He has won two Premier Leagues and a Champions League in a total of eight titles since joining from Roma in 2017, initially forming a devastating front three with Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino under manager Jurgen Klopp. for Liverpool. He is also third in Liverpool’s all-time scorers’ list, behind Ian Rush and Roger Hunt, and has won the Golden Boot — as the Premier League’s top scorer — four times. Salah was said to have “reached an agreement” to quit the team a year before his contract was due to expire, the Premier League champions said.
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Many are speculating the leave is arising from the constant clash with current manager Arne slot. Salah states “I think it is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame,” he said during an explosive interview after he was an unused substitute against Leeds in December.
Salah is currently out with a muscle injury sustained against Galatasaray in the Champions League last week. Liverpool’s final Premier League game of the season is against Brentford at Anfield on May 24. The Champions League final is the following weekend, but Liverpool are the underdogs heading into a quarterfinals match up with current champions, Paris Saint-Germain. Will Salah get a fairy tale ending for both the Prem and Champions league before his departure?
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