Salah returns to Serie A? The clue to Slots and the market ‘obstacles’

What happened

The fuse that lit the Salah case came at the end of the match against Leeds. Although the match ended 3-3, the Egyptian did not find space on the pitch, remaining on the bench for the entire 90 minutes. “I’m really, really disappointed. I did so much for this club, especially last season. Now I feel like the club has abandoned me,” Salah said after the final whistle, “It seems like they want to dump me, making me look like the team’s problem.”

Liverpool, who won the Premier League title last year, are coming off a complicated start to the season, which sees them in tenth place in the league with 23 points. And Slot, despite the difficulties, used Salah as a trick: “Many times I said I had a good relationship with the coach, but now suddenly we no longer have any relationship. The way I see it, it seems like someone doesn’t want me anymore”, said the Egyptian, “it seems like the club has already thrown me off the bus, I feel like that”.

“I love Liverpool very much and I will always support them, but this situation is not acceptable. I don’t think I’m the problem. I’m not stronger than anyone, but I also don’t have to fight for my position every day. I earned it for everything I did for the club,” concluded Salah. These words therefore led to his exclusion from the squad for the match at San Siro.

Transfer sirens and a possible return to Serie A

The Salah case inevitably lit up the January transfer window. In England there are rumors about his possible sale, despite the fact that last April he signed a (golden) renewal with Liverpool until 2027. The hottest leads at the moment lead to Saudi Arabia, in particular to Simone Inzaghi’s Al Hilal, who would have no problem taking on the 10 million net salary received by the Egyptian. Transfer rumors also come from Türkiye, with Galatasaray interested.

And a return to Serie A? At the moment it appears very complicated due to the high costs of a possible Salah operation. In fact, it is unlikely that the player will cut a large part of his salary, which is currently unsustainable for Italian clubs. Furthermore, there would also be the ‘issue’ of the non-EU slot, so the clubs would have to free up a place in the squad to be able to register him.