{"id":180746,"date":"2025-12-12T20:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/180746\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:21:07","slug":"arne-slot-recalls-liverpool-superstar-after-peace-talks-but-issues-persist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/180746\/","title":{"rendered":"Arne Slot recalls Liverpool superstar after peace talks but issues &#8216;persist&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mohamed Salah is back in the Liverpool squad to face Brighton, per multiple respected sources, though one admits issues still \u2018persist\u2019 for the superstar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tag\/mohamed-salah\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Salah<\/a> has held face-to-face talks with Slot after his outburst following the Reds\u2019 3-3 draw with Leeds last weekend. Following his third game on the bench in a row, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/liverpool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> winger revealed he felt he was being \u201cthrown under the bus\u201d by the club.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested he felt like somebody wanted him out, and he was stopped from travelling with the side to face Inter Milan in the Champions League win on Tuesday as a result of the outburst.<\/p>\n<p>Slot has been open to reconciling the relationship, and multiple sources have revealed Salah is back in the Liverpool squad to face Brighton at 3pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/indykaila\/status\/1999533681673634240\" target=\"_blank\">One source stated<\/a> Virgil van Dijk had \u2018played a big part\u2019 in the peace talks between Salah and Slot.<\/p>\n<p>Insider Paul Joyce has stated in <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/sport\/football\/article\/mohamed-salah-arne-slot-talks-liverpool-return-zm9h3ctg9\" target=\"_blank\">The Times<\/a> that the standoff has \u2018eased sufficiently\u2019 as a result of those talks, meaning Salah is free to rejoin the squad for the next game.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s said issues \u2018still persist\u2019 and they will continue to be tackled by Liverpool\u2019s hierarchy while the winger is away for the African Cup of Nations, after the game against the Seagulls.<\/p>\n<p>The restoration of Salah to the squad is said to be in the best interests of the team, particularly given injury worries for a number of other players.<\/p>\n<p>MORE ON LIVERPOOL FROM F365:<br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/liverpool-salah-receives-huge-offer-leave-henderson-meeting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Salah receives incredible \u00a3130m \u2018offer\u2019 to leave Liverpool after Henderson rendezvous<\/a><br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/liverpool-transfer-only-justified-glasner-replaces-slot-palace-boss-fix-fsg-mistake\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a326.5m Liverpool signing only justified if Glasner replaces Slot as Palace boss would fix FSG mistake<\/a><br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/liverpool-alisson-packing-bags-salah-not-only-player-leave-milan-offer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool star \u2018packing his bags\u2019 as Salah \u2018won\u2019t be the only player to leave\u2019 amid interesting offer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is no guarantee that the winger plays, though, having got on the pitch for just 45 minutes across the last three games he was in the squad for.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool then won without Salah at the San Siro on Tuesday, so Slot might not want to change a winning team.<\/p>\n<p>There are some in football who feel the winger has played his last game for Liverpool \u2013 Didi Hamann and Alan Shearer both stating as much this week.<\/p>\n<p>Hamann stated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/mohamed-salah-liverpool-career-over-rubbish\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the winger has been \u201crubbish for 10, 11 months\u201d<\/a> while Shearer did not feel Salah would apologise, though that has seemingly happened.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Salah does stay at Liverpool or not will surely become more clear over the next few weeks, though his presence at AFCON could mean if he is to depart Anfield, the summer window might be more likely than an immediate exit.<\/p>\n<p>The Brighton game could yet be Salah\u2019s last for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/mohamed-salah-contact-lionel-messi-mls-transfer-liverpool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLS chief tells Salah to contact Messi and discuss spectacular Liverpool exit route<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mohamed Salah is 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