Liverpool manager, Arne Slot has claimed that he is very happy welcoming Mohamed Salah after the 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Softfootball reports.
Salah, who inspired Egypt to a 3-2 win over Ivory Coast to make into the semifinal unfortunately lost against Senegal in the last four of the tournament and would be vying for the third-place spot against Nigeria on Saturday.
Speaking ahead of the weekend match against Burnley at Anfield in an interview shared on Liverpool’s official X handle, Arne Slot claims he is delighted the player is set to rejoin the group as they continue their premier league title defense. He revealed:
We are in talks with him, what is expected of him over there, what is expected over here, but first of all he needs to have a game on Saturday and next week he will be back with us. First of all, he needs to play another big game for Egypt on Saturday and then he comes back to us and I’m happy that he comes back. Mo has been so important for this club, for me, so I am happy he is back. Even if I had 15 attackers, I would have still been happy that he comes back. That’s not our current situation, so happy to have him back after an important game he has to play.
Liverpool have maintained their record of not losing anytime Mohamed Salah goes off to AFCON and only on Monday, the Reds beat Barnsley at Anfield to reach the FA Cup fourth round.
Liverpool are currently fourth on the premier league table with 35 points after 21 matches so far this season.
