‘Maybe Mo knows more about the 115 acquisitions’: Liverpool manager Arne Slot jokes about Man City’s relegation on questions about Salah future

As of now Salah remains within reach of a contract with Liverpool but in another few weeks, the club legend will be able to negotiate contracts with other teams for next season.

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Liverpool's manager Arne Slot and Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti, in the background, stand by the touchline before the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Liverpool manager Arne Slot offered a humorous response to Mohamed Salah’s comments on the recent match against Manchester City might be the Egyptian’s last against the defending champions owing to his contract situation.

“Honestly it’s in my head. Until now this is the last City game I will play for Liverpool so I was just going to enjoy it. The atmosphere was incredible so I will enjoy every second here. Hopefully we just win the league and will see what will happen,” Salah had said to Sky Sports after Liverpool defeated City 2-0, deepening the Manchester club’s crisis.

Reacting to that, Slot took a dig at City’s 115 counts of financial regulations which is currently under investigation.

🚨 Arne Slot on Mo Salah saying that Sunday could have been his last Anfield game vs Man City.

“Maybe Mo knows more about the 115 charges, so expects them not to be there next season… it was a joke!”.

“I repeat, a joke”.

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“Maybe Mo knows more about the 115 acquisitions (charges) so expects them not to be there in the Premier League next season,” Slot said on Tuesday.

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“The boring answer is always the same. This is not the place for me to talk about Mo’s contract. It was a joke, I repeat it was a joke,” he added.

As of now Salah remains within reach of a contract with Liverpool but in another few weeks, the club legend will be able to negotiate contracts with other teams for next season. A pre-season contract signed in January will mean that Liverpool would then be unable to hold onto their star player. Salah is reportedly on a salary of 350,000 pounds a week, a number usually reserved for the league’s world-class players.