Jurgen Klopp said it “makes sense” for Salah to fly back to Liverpool from the tournament.
Liverpool winger Mo Salah is now back to Anfield for treatment on a muscle injury picked up during AFCON. The Egyptian Football Association has announced the injury of Mo Salah and he will not take part in the AFCON.
The 31-year-old was forced off during the first half of Egypt’s 2-2 draw with Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations group match. It hurt Egypt’s chances in pursuit of the title.
Earlier, he was supposed to miss only two fixtures for his national team. He will now attend Egypt’s final Group game against Cape Verde on Monday.
An Egyptian FA statement read: “After additional examinations were conducted on Mohamed Salah during the last hours, and after communication between the national team’s medical staff and his counterpart at Liverpool FC, it was decided that the player will return to England after the Cape Verde match tomorrow to complete his treatment, with the hope that he will join the national team in the semi-final of the AFCON if we qualify.”
After the victory against Bournemouth, Jurgen Klopp said it “makes sense” for Salah to fly back to Liverpool from the tournament. He said, “That’s the plan. If that’s already decided 100 per cent, I don’t know. But that’s the plan.
“However long he’s out, probably everybody sees it like this, it makes sense that he’s doing the rehab with us or with our people. If that’s written in stone already, I don’t know.
“I spoke with him directly after, the night when it happened. Since then he’s in contact with our doctor. I think he will be back.”
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