Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah faces an uncertain future at Anfield after a controversial interview last weekend caused a media storm
Isaac Seelochan Senior Sports Journalist
19:53, 13 Dec 2025Updated 20:08, 13 Dec 2025
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah faces an uncertain future at the club (Image: 2025 Simon Stacpoole/Offside)
Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konate does not believe Mohamed Salah has played his final game for the Reds. Salah assisted Hugo Ekitike’s second goal against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday as Arne Slot’s side earned a 2-0 home win.
The forward has been at the centre of media attention over the last seven days following an explosive interview after last weekend’s 3-3 draw with Leeds United. Salah suggested he had been “thrown under the bus” and also referenced a deterioration in his relationship with Reds boss Slot.
The 33-year-old has found himself relegated to the substitutes’ bench in recent matches and was omitted from Liverpool’s travelling party for their midweek fixture against Inter Milan. He made his return to the Reds’ matchday squad for the Brighton game this weekend following discussions with Slot, and came on early in the first half for the injured Joe Gomez.
And speaking to French TV Channel Canal+, Salah’s teammate Konate does not believe Saturday’s game against the Seagulls will turn out to be Salah’s final appearance for the club. The Egyptian will jet off to the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, which will also coincide with the Janaury transfer window.
He said: “Personally, no, I don’t think so. Today you saw how much he [Salah] loves this club.
“What happened with him you have to understand the frustration sometimes felt by players who have such a career, who have done so much. He is a player that everyone loves, the coach loves, he loves the coach, everyone loves each other at this club.”
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Slot, meanwhile, has dismissed suggestions that Salah might have played his final game for the Reds – insisting he considers the matter with Liverpool’s star forward resolved.
“No, for me there is no issue to resolve,” he said at his post-match press conference. “For me, he is the same as any other player.
“You talk to your players if you are happy or unhappy with things but there is nothing for me to talk about after what happened against Leeds after the game. The reason he wasn’t in Milan was his interview. Everybody has a different opinion about that, should he be once, twice, three times, four times, four months, 12 years.
Mohamed Salah comes on for the injured Joe Gomez during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)
“Every manager makes different decisions about that. He wasn’t involved in the game against Milan and I spoke to him yesterday. As I usually never say anything about what we talk about, I am not going to make an exception now.
“What has been said between the two of us in that conversation stays between us. What you see is what you get to know. He was in the squad and my first substitution.
“And all the other things have been said in that conversation, I never speak about. When I speak to Virgil or Mo or any other player, I never tell you guys what we talk about.
“But actions speak louder than what has been said. He was in the squad again and when I had to make my first substitution, I brought him in and he performed as every fan wanted him to, including me, would like him to perform today.”