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A bizarre club versus country dispute between Liverpool and Egypt over Mohamed Salah’s fitness appears to escalate further, with national team staff in Cairo suggesting they have been unable to contact the injured striker.
Liverpool wrote directly to Egypt late last week asking the national team to exempt their star and captain from an upcoming camp in Abu Dhabi, where the Pharaohs will face New Zealand in a friendly tournament.
Egypt rejected that request and called the player, insisting that they had the right to assess Salah’s physical condition themselves. The striker has only played once for Liverpool since he suffered an injury in the group stage of the African Cup of Nations.
National chiefs wanted Egyptian doctor Mohamed Abu El-Ela to make his own assessment of Salah before making any decision about his participation in the upcoming international camp and said they would “adhere to his inclusion” if he played any minutes for Liverpool before That date.
Egypt rejected Liverpool’s request and included Salah in the squad anyway, effectively saying they would make their own decision on his fitness. However, a board member of the Egyptian FA said they had not been able to contact Salah.
The dispute between Liverpool and Egypt will intensify further due to the physical condition of Mohamed Salah
The Reds wrote a letter to Egypt asking for the player to be excluded from an upcoming training camp for a friendly tournament.
Egypt rejected the request and the player has only played once for Liverpool since suffering an injury in the AFCON.
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The striker has not appeared in the Premier League for Liverpool since playing half of the win over Brentford in mid-February, but Jurgen Klopp said last week there were hopes Salah would return to fitness to be in contention. for Sunday’s title with the champions. City of Manchester.
Even if he were to return for City’s visit to Anfield, Liverpool feel Salah’s minutes must be managed carefully to avoid a recurrence of injuries and have him in top condition for the end of the Premier League season.
These arguments were conveyed to the Egyptian FA in a letter calling on the nation to prioritize Salah’s long-term health rather than risk his fitness in the friendly tournament later this month, where they will play New Zealand. . Croatia and Tunisia are also present in the competition.
“The Egyptian team, led by Hossam Hassan and Ibrahim Hassan, has not been able to communicate with Mohamed Salah so far,” said Ehab El Komy of the Egyptian Football Federation. “There has not yet been any meeting between the Egyptian coaching staff and Mohamed Salah.”
Sources in Cairo suggest Egypt is very keen to mend fences with Liverpool after the two sides also clashed when Salah left the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast early to undergo rehabilitation in Merseyside.
Egyptian doctor El-Ela spoke to Liverpool’s medical team and board member El Komy told local television this week: “The national team definitely needs Mohamed’s presence and (we are) very interested in removing any misunderstanding (between the two parties)”.