TRUTH BEHIND SALAH AND KLOPP'S ALLEGED BUST-UP AMID LIVERPOOL EXIT CLAIMS
We can reveal the truth behind the quote which has sparked fresh claims in the Spanish media that Mohamed Salah wants to leave Liverpool.
The Liverpool forward was supposed to have refused to talk about his future following the Champions' League final, and from there, various outlets in Spain decided that was enough to link him with Real Madrid... and Manchester United!
Given that the presence of United in the claims alone should be enough to confirm it was a hoax, the story probably doesn't bear much more scrutiny.
But in fact, Salah gave only one interview to the assembled media in the mixed zone at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, and that was with the English press.
He spoke of his pride in Liverpool and his desire to win more trophies with the club.
He wasn't asked about his future at all, and so couldn't have answered on that subject. That question though, WAS asked of Daniel Sturridge, who stood next to Salah, and spoke after him.
When Sturridge was questioned on leaving Liverpool - with his departure subsequently confirmed on Tuesday - he said: "Now is not the time.
"I don't even want to talk about all that stuff. I feel like it has been an incredible time and I am not going to talk about next season or anything."
That didn't stop one Spanish newspaper claiming Salah said, it, or that it was evidence he would leave… and they even claimed he had an agreement with the club's owners he can depart this summer.
They doubled down on a story written in March saying he'd had a row with Jurgen Klopp, even though that story was completely discredited by the club, Klopp and Salah himself.
In fact, the player's agent Ramy Abbas even went as far as to tweet directly about the Spanish newspaper to dismiss the reports.
The Liverpool forward was supposed to have refused to talk about his future following the Champions' League final, and from there, various outlets in Spain decided that was enough to link him with Real Madrid... and Manchester United!
Given that the presence of United in the claims alone should be enough to confirm it was a hoax, the story probably doesn't bear much more scrutiny.
But in fact, Salah gave only one interview to the assembled media in the mixed zone at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, and that was with the English press.
He spoke of his pride in Liverpool and his desire to win more trophies with the club.
He wasn't asked about his future at all, and so couldn't have answered on that subject. That question though, WAS asked of Daniel Sturridge, who stood next to Salah, and spoke after him.
When Sturridge was questioned on leaving Liverpool - with his departure subsequently confirmed on Tuesday - he said: "Now is not the time.
"I don't even want to talk about all that stuff. I feel like it has been an incredible time and I am not going to talk about next season or anything."
That didn't stop one Spanish newspaper claiming Salah said, it, or that it was evidence he would leave… and they even claimed he had an agreement with the club's owners he can depart this summer.
They doubled down on a story written in March saying he'd had a row with Jurgen Klopp, even though that story was completely discredited by the club, Klopp and Salah himself.
In fact, the player's agent Ramy Abbas even went as far as to tweet directly about the Spanish newspaper to dismiss the reports.
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