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Liverpool will be granted their wish to exempt star Mohamed Salah from an upcoming international camp, with Egypt reluctantly admitting defeat in a club versus country dispute to protect the long-term health of their captain.
The Reds wrote to Egypt last weekend asking that Salah, who has not started a Premier League match since New Year’s Day due to injury, not be included in an upcoming friendly tournament in which they will play against New Zealand.
Egypt originally rejected that approach and said it had the “right” to include Salah in the squad, sparking debate as the Pharaohs insisted they would go against Liverpool’s wishes and “adhere to his inclusion” if he played any minute in the club, which has now happened. happened.
But sources in Cairo suggest Egypt are willing to put Salah’s long-term fitness ahead of a one-off friendly tournament and grant Liverpool their wish today. National team boss Hossam Hassan will speak to local media this afternoon and will likely confirm his decision on the striker.
Tensions appeared to flare between club and country in recent months, with the Egyptian media furious over Salah’s premature exit from the Africa Cup of Nations to recuperate on Merseyside, but the two sides actually maintain friendly relations.
Mohamed Salah will be exempt from the next international friendly tournament with Egypt
Liverpool had written to Egypt to ask that Salah be excluded from their team and their proposal was initially rejected.
Injuries have overshadowed the 31-year-old’s year after he left AFCON in January due to a subsequent muscle problem.
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It now appears that club and country are willing to come to an agreement that a friendly tournament, in which Egypt would play Tunisia or Croatia in a “final” if they beat the Kiwis, would not be the best way to ensure that they do not suffer an injury again. an injury that has so far overshadowed his year.
Salah came off the bench in the 74th minute of Liverpool’s 5-1 victory over Sparta Prague on Thursday, his first appearance since playing half of last month’s match against Brentford. He left AFCON in early January due to a subsequent muscle problem.
It now appears that club and country are willing to agree that a friendly tournament would not be the best way to ensure he does not suffer that injury again.