Dejan Lovren sends wordless message to Mo Salah after bombshell Liverpool comments
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Mohamed Salah’s current and former teammates have started to give their opinion on this messy situation. National Insurance is set at 15 per cent as of April 2025, so if £400,000 is Salah’s basic weekly wage, Liverpool are also paying another £60,000 on top of that.“Over the course of 18 months, that’s another £4.7m.
It feels like a situation that will rumble on for quite some time, especially with the Egyptian going to AFCON soon, and it would be no surprise to see him stir the pot even further.One person who has already done this, though, is former Liverpool player Dejan Lovren, with the Croatian sending a message to his former teammate on social media.Dejan Lovren backs Mohamed SalahThere really seems to be a divide about whether people are team Arne Slot or team Salah, with it feeling very much 50/50.Photo by PAUL ELLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesLovren, however, has made his feelings clear and has backed the player who he considered his best friend during his time at Anfield, posting just a red love heart and tagging the Egyptian on X.Although a textless message, it certainly speaks a thousand words, with it being clear that he believes Salah is in the right.It is no surprise really as the pair were inseparable during their time together at the club, with the defender backing Salah before when previously criticised by the media.Liverpool fans seem to agree with him in the comments too, showing just how split the fanbase is, and it would be no surprise to see more have their say in the coming days.Liverpool players still back Arne SlotAlthough some current players might agree with Lovren and Salah in private, they clearly back Slot in public, with Alisson proving just that. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say He was the representative for Liverpool’s pre-match press conference, and it is safe to say he came across perfectly, summing the situation up very well indeed.“Do I back Arne Slot?
He’s smart enough to know that.“We have a good relationship for long time, he’s a legend for Liverpool. We will have a conversation but it’s going to be private because it’s personal.” Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox