Mohamed Salah is one of, if not the, most important players at Liverpool, having played a crucial role in their Premier League success last season and being the main man once again in their title defense this season. Despite this, however, the Egyptian superstar is said to be "unhappy" at Anfield and this has opened the possibility of a move to the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
This claim has been made by former Egypt team-mate and the Pharaohs icon Mohamed Aboutrika. The retired midfielder, who is a regular on beIN Sports, opened up about a recent conversation he had with the Reds goalscoring machine, revealing that the winger is "upset" about his situation in Merseyside.
One of the biggest points of contention for Salah was Klopp's refusal to hand him the captaincy in the recent UEFA Champions Leaague clash with Midtjylland. Instead, the German boss handed the armband to Trent Alexander-Arnold, a decision that Mohamed openly admitted to being upset about.
However, that is not all. According to Aboutrika, the Liverpool attacker is unhappy for many reasons but the beIN Sports pundit refused to go into detail so as to not break Salah's trust. The former Al Ahly ace then concluded that the Premier League champions are considering selling their number 11, but added that this was merely "his opinion".
"I called Salah about his situation at Liverpool and he is upset, but that would never affect his performance on the field," Aboutrika told beIN Sports.
"I know that Salah is not happy in Liverpool, he told me the reasons why he is not happy but they are secrets and I cannot talk about it in public.
"One of the reasons that made Salah angry was that he was not the captain against Midtjylland."
'If Salah was a player at Real Madrid or Barcelona, and playing at the same level as Liverpool, he would've won the Ballon d'Or, and it is normal for a Spanish newspaper to ask Salah about Real Madrid and Barcelona.'
'In my opinion, Liverpool are considering selling Salah for economic purposes.
'I do not have any influence over Salah's decisions, he is my friend and brother, and he is smart enough to know what is best for him.'
Salah was recently asked by Spanish publication AS about the idea of joining Real Madrid or Barcelona. The former Roma and Chelsea winger refused to rule out a move to La Liga, saying ''we never know what is going to happen in the future". Furthermore, he admitted that his future at Anfield is in Liverpool hands, comments which have inadvertently sparked rumors of an exit.
