Mohamed Salah gets World Cup call up before transfer decision after Arne Slot outburst
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesMohamed SalahLiverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been confirmed as heading to the World Cup this summer, before a big transfer decision and after his outburst on social media at the weekendLiverpool forward Mohamed Salah.(Image: Ibrahim Ezzat/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Departing Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been confirmed as heading to the World Cup this summer, where he will captain Egypt at the tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico.The 33-year-old revealed in March that he would be leaving the Anfield side when the season ends, a year ahead of his contract expiring. No decision has been confirmed yet about his next club, with various links to teams in Europe and Saudi Arabia.Salah has scored 67 goals in 115 appearances for Egypt.
He is joined in the squad by the likes of Manchester City attacker Omar Marmoush and uncapped 18-year-old Hamza Abdelkarim, who plays for Barcelona's youth sides.READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp's comments on managing Mo Salah ring loud and trueREAD MORE: Liverpool transfer news and rumors today LIVE: Bowen interest, Diomande decision, Barcola stanceHaving named a 27-man roster, head coach Hossam Hassan will drop one person after a friendly against Russia in Cairo on May 28 to reduce the squad to the permitted 26 players.Egypt will play Brazil in a friendly in Cleveland on June 6. In that, while he didn't name Arne Slot directly, he essentially said that Liverpool needed to change its style of play to avoid another season like this one.Salah will play in his final Liverpool game on Sunday at Anfield(Image: Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)In the last few months, Liverpool has struggled for consistency collectively.
Salah, though, has also endured a tough campaign, scoring only 12 goals.After the Reds drew at Leeds earlier in the campaign, he did not react well to being named on the bench for a third successive fixture and accused Liverpool of "throwing him under the bus"."Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve," Salah wrote on Saturday."I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it."There have been calls from some prominent pundits for Salah to be dropped for his final game at Liverpool, but the club has already confirmed that he and Andy Robertson will be on mosaics held up by fans before kick-off.Once the Brentford game is played, Salah is likely to confirm his next move before the World Cup kicks off.Liverpool.com says: Leaving Salah out would only become a bigger story.