{"id":8827,"date":"2026-01-16T11:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8827"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:42:47","slug":"salah-will-be-welcomed-back-at-liverpool-after-afcon-says-slot-africa-cup-of-nations-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8827","title":{"rendered":"Salah will be welcomed back at Liverpool after AFCON, says Slot | Africa Cup of Nations News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Unsettled forward Mohamed Salah is set to return to Liverpool on Sunday, once his AFCON duty with Egypt comes to an end.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--multiple-avatars\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\" sizes=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20210627_155635971-1-1696493612.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 16 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">16 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he would welcome Mohamed Salah back at the Premier League champions even if he had 15 attackers, as the Egypt forward nears a return from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n<p>Salah is set to play in Egypt\u2019s third-place playoff match against Nigeria in Morocco on Saturday, after the Pharaohs lost their AFCON semifinal against Senegal.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>His impending return has been a major talking point after he took aim at the club in an explosive interview in early December.<\/p>\n<p>Salah accused Liverpool of throwing him \u201cunder the bus\u201d after he was benched for three games in a row, and said he had no relationship with manager Slot.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old was then dropped for the Reds\u2019 Champions League game at Inter Milan, while interest grew in the Saudi Pro League about signing the unsettled star.<\/p>\n<p>But he appeared as a substitute in a 2-0 Premier League win against Brighton on December 13, providing an assist, and Slot subsequently said the club had moved on from the furore.<\/p>\n<p>Slot, whose fourth-placed team host struggling Burnley on Saturday, was asked at his pre-match news conference about Salah\u2019s return on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, he needs to play another big game for Egypt on Saturday,\u201d said the Dutchman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then he comes back to us, and I\u2019m happy that he comes back. Mo has been so important for this club, for me, so I\u2019m happy that he\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause even if I had 15 attackers, I still would have been happy if he would have come back, but that\u2019s not our current situation. So I\u2019m happy to have him back after an important game that he still has to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Salah scored 29 Premier League goals to win the Premier League Golden Boot last season as Liverpool romped to a 20th English league title, but has managed just four league goals during the current campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Slot was asked when he expected Salah to be available to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNext week,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re in talks with him, what is expected of him over there and what we expect over here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut first of all, he needs to have an important game on Saturday, and next week he will be back with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool take on Roberto de Zerbi\u2019s Marseille in the Champions League on Wednesday before travelling to Bournemouth next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League champions\u2019 title defence collapsed with a run of six defeats in seven league matches starting in late September.<\/p>\n<p>But Slot has steadied the ship, and the club are now unbeaten in 11 games in all competitions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unsettled forward Mohamed Salah is set to return to Liverpool on Sunday, once his AFCON duty with Egypt comes to an end. 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