Opinion: Terrible injury news from Anfield may actually end up saving Mohamed Salah's Liverpool career

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The article argues that a seemingly disastrous injury at Anfield could unexpectedly help Mohamed Salah extend his Liverpool career rather than hasten his exit. Framed as an opinion piece, it links Liverpool’s growing injury crisis in attack to a strategic re-evaluation of Salah’s importance under Arne Slot.

With big-money striker Alexander Isak sidelined long term and Hugo Ekitike also out, Liverpool’s forward line has been stripped of depth and goals. The team’s attacking structure and results have suffered, exposing how heavily they still rely on Salah’s productivity, mentality, and consistency in the final third. What had looked like the early stages of a transition away from him – amid heavy summer spending, tactical tweaks, and persistent links to a future move – now appears premature.

The piece suggests that, before this injury setback, there was a growing internal and external narrative that Liverpool could gradually phase out Salah, either by shifting his role or cashing in while he still held major value. The injuries, however, make that plan much riskier. Without Isak and with other forwards either injured, inconsistent, or unproven, Salah’s ability to carry the attack becomes not just useful but essential.

That reality could influence several key decisions. First, it strengthens Salah’s hand in any contract discussions, as he is once again the one player Slot can reliably build an attack around in both the Premier League and Europe. Second, it may force the club to delay or abandon the idea of selling him in the near term, because replacing his output in the current market – on top of existing injury problems – would be prohibitively difficult.

In short, the article contends that the “terrible” injury news has inadvertently reminded Liverpool that, for all the talk of evolution and succession planning, their most realistic route to short‑term success still runs through Mohamed Salah – and that recognition may be what ultimately keeps him at Anfield longer than recently expected.