Mohamed Salah delivered Anfield warning directly after Liverpool events
Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool future remains in doubt as Saudi Pro League clubs await the winger’s return from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Speculation intensified when Salah waved goodbye to the Liverpool fans following his last match before the tournament.
The winger publicly criticised Arne Slot at the start of the month, after he had been left on the bench for the third consecutive game.
Salah has been strongly linked with a move away from Liverpool, with Saudi Pro League clubs willing to pay massive amounts of money.
But Liverpool’s transfer plans have been rocked by Alexander Isak’s injury – the striker is expected to miss months of action after fracturing his leg.
Gabby Agbonlahor sympathises with Mohamed Salah
Salah‘s frustration at Slot’s refusal to include him in the starting line-up was understandable, but the decision did have merit.
The Egypt international enjoyed a spectacular last season as Liverpool won the league. 29 goals and 18 assists in the Premier League alone, with the winger writing himself into the history books once again at Anfield.
| Mohamed Salah | Premier League 2025-26 |
| Appearances | 14 |
| Goals | 4 |
| Assists | 3 |
| Dispossessed | 27 |
| Duel won % | 30.1% |
But those levels look to be a long, long way away from this campaign. Salah has not been bad, but he has not been particularly good, either.
The 33-year-old has scored just four goals across 14 Premier League games, and has often been found lacking in the final third.
“I just look at Mo Salah, and you can’t do anything against time, mate, time comes for us all,” former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor told talkSPORT on Tuesday.
“In your football career, you get into your 30s – yes [Cristiano] Ronaldo, yes [Lionel] Messi are different – but most players, you get into your early 30s, and, it’s tough, it’s hard.”
Salah could call time on Premier League legacy
If Salah were to leave Liverpool in January, he would leave having left an incredible Premier League legacy.
The winger has lifted the title twice, and will undoubtedly go down among the best wide-men to ever grace England’s top flight.
One hundred and ninety Premier League goals and 90 assists in just 315 games are numbers that any player in history would be proud of.
But the final memory does matter, too. Salah will not want to be remembered in Liverpool as the player who tarnished his reputation and left at the first sign of trouble.
While the Reds have endured a difficult season, there are still titles to be played for. If he wants to go out on a high, then he certainly has the opportunity to do so.