JAKARTA - Arne Slot said he would speak to Mohamed Salah before deciding whether the forward would engage in Liverpool's match against Brighton & Hove Albion or not.
"I'll talk to Mo. The outcome of the conversation determines how things will look tomorrow. I think the next time I talk about Mo with him, not here (the press conference). You can keep trying, but not much more to say about it."
"We have spoken a lot in the past week after the match against Sunderland. There have been many conversations between his representatives and our representatives, between him and me, and today I will speak to him again," Arne Slot told a news conference before the match on Friday, December 12, 2025, local time.
Salah was not included by the squad in Liverpool's victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League in the middle of this week after his explosive interview after a 3-3 draw against Leeds United last weekend.
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The 33-year-old, backed up for a third straight match against Leeds United, claims he has been sacrificed by the club and his relationship with Arne Slot has deteriorated.
Salah hinted last weekend that the match against Brighton could be his last game for Liverpool as he will leave for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on December 15, 2025.
The Egyptian player has long been the target of Saudi Arabian clubs and could leave the club in January 2026 if an agreement cannot be reached with Arne Slot and Liverpool management.
"I think we decided as a club. I was part of that decision - not to take him to Inter Milan and I've always been in touch with (Liverpool Sports Director Richard Hughes and Fenway Sports Group CEO Michael Edwards)."
"However, when it comes to making decisions on the line-up or squad, they always leave everything to me."
"It doesn't mean I don't talk to them, especially Richard not Michael, but I talk to him about a lot of things, including the decision to play a player or put him in the squad."
"As I have experienced until now, I think this will never change - completely (choose players) it's up to me," said Arne Slot.
Despite Arne Slot and Salah's tenuous relationship, the Dutch coach admitted he had no reason to want the senior striker to leave the Reds in January 2026.
"I have no reason not to want him to stay, if that's a little answer," he said.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions, but they have won only two of the last 10 Premier League games.
Arne Slot insists that his current troops are a team that is difficult to beat and create many chances, an answer to the drop in performance that made his seat hot.
"The team has worked very hard, put in a lot of effort, a little less fortunate in the outcome of the game, but showed extraordinary resilience. Four games in 10 days with a limited number of players."
"This is a compliment to the players, how they managed to get some of the results and the effort they put forward," said Arne Slot.
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