Mohamed Salah agreement reached as this week deemed crucial to Liverpool future

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The ECHO's Liverpool writers assess what might happen next with Mohamed Salah after an explosive interview spoke of broken promises at Anfield and a nonexistent relationship with Arne SlotMohamed Salah has set the woods on fire with his explosive claims that Liverpool have "thrown him under the bus". After not starting three games in a row for the first time in his Anfield career, the Egyptian spoke out after Saturday's 3-3 draw with Leeds United and he has dominated the agenda as a result.Salah spoke of broken promises from the club and how he feels there are some unnamed officials who want him out of Anfield, just over six months since he became a two-time Premier League winner with a Golden Boot award to go with it.The 33-year-old put pen to paper on the most lucrative deal in Anfield history in April when he signed a two-year extension but a troubling campaign under Arne Slot has led to many questions.READ MORE: Egypt FA send clear Mohamed Salah message after bombshell Liverpool interviewREAD MORE: 'A towering inferno' - National media react to Mohamed Salah's bombshell Liverpool interviewSalah claimed his relationship with Slot is now nonexistent, which leads us to the question of just where Liverpool go from here with a player who is only outscored in club history by Roger Hunt and Ian Rush.Here, our Liverpool writers have their say on a dramatic and developing story and what might happen now with the January transfer window on the horizon and Slot struggling to get a tune out of his squad.Paul GorstSo, just what happens now where Mohamed Salah is concerned?

In the immediate short term, it's fair to say it is he who everyone will have their eyes trained on when Liverpool come out for open training at the AXA Centre on Monday afternoon.And it will be fascinating to see if Salah flies with the rest of his colleagues to Milan for Tuesday's Champions League clash with last year's runners-up Inter. There is no indication at this stage that he won't be part of the travelling squad.The pre-match press conference from the San Siro will be dominated by talk of Salah going nuclear after that 3-3 draw with Leeds United and Slot will have a lot of talking to do when it comes to his Egypt forward.But beyond that, it really does feel like it's anyone's guess right now.

Liverpool have two games to negotiate before that though, so expect the narrative to continue.It's clear the No.11 believes his relationship with Slot has broken down however on the back of three substitute spots after 53 consecutive Premier League starts previously.Salah cannot bemoan that he has been benched at a time when he is performing to his usual standards, however, and the Reds are unbeaten while he hasn't been starting games, even if the draws with Sunderland and Leeds have been disappointing.Asked about interest from Saudi Arabia on Saturday night, Salah steered clear of adding further fuel to that fire but it is inconceivable the power-brokers in the Middle East aren't licking their lips at the potential of bringing one of the most famous footballers on the planet to the Saudi Pro League on the back of this furore on Merseyside.Right now, it feels like anything and everything is on the table. And certainly not Salah himself.In the short-term, if Salah promises he’ll knuckle down and be part of the squad, respecting Slot’s decisions whether he’s in or out of the starting lineup, then I see no issue why he shouldn’t be involved against both Inter Milan and Brighton, after which he’ll be jetting off to Morocco and everyone will be able to take stock.Perhaps it was always a little naive to expect Salah, the ultra-competitive record chaser that he is, to simply stand idly by and watch as Liverpool embarked on the rather large task of building a team for the post-Salah world, something that they obviously have to do given that their premier source of goals for each of the last eight seasons before this one turned 33 in the summer.That is something that Arne Slot would have to be considering even if things were going well, but given that this Liverpool season has already come crashing down in a complex web of psychological pressures and individual errors, Salah's mixed zone message really was not needed.If he isn't seen in training on Monday and then doesn't travel to Milan then you can probably say his days at Liverpool are numbered and he won't be likely to be a Reds player beyond January, however jarring those words are to read and write.If he is then an uneasy alliance continues for a little bit longer at least, although this really does feel like the career of one of Liverpool's greatest ever is coming to an unedifying close either way.