Echo: Liverpool&&Egypt discuss when Salah will play in the Africa Cup of Nations, he may leave the team earlier

Hupu News on November 17 According to a report from "Echo", Liverpool is continuing negotiations with the Egyptian Football Association on when Salah will participate in the African Cup of Nations (hosted by Morocco). The Red Army may lose their core player earlier than expected - the Egyptian team hopes that he will participate in a friendly match in mid-December, which means that Salah will not only miss the league during the Christmas and New Year period, but may also miss the key Premier League battle against Brighton on December 13.

Egypt will start their Group B journey against Zimbabwe at the Agadir Stadium on December 22. As a result, Salah is determined to miss the league away game against Tottenham on December 20. Since the African Cup of Nations runs from December 21 to January 18 of the following year, Anfield's third-highest scorer in history may miss up to six games, depending on the Egyptian team's record under the leadership of Hossam Hassan.

If Egypt is eliminated in the group stage, Salah may be able to catch up with the league match against Leeds United on January 1, but a more realistic return time may be an away game against Fulham on January 4. However, if he participates in the pre-match friendly match against Nigeria on December 14, Slott's team will lose the No. 11 player when they face Brighton at Anfield on December 13.

The defending champion has lost five games this season, and the championship situation is grim. The long-term absence of the top scorer will deal a heavy blow to Sloter. Salah, who has always been the team's top scorer since joining in 2017, once again participated in the African Cup of Nations. The tug-of-war between the club and the national team continues.

Egyptian technical director Ibrahim Hassan revealed to winwin.com: "We are in communication with Liverpool (and Manchester City, regarding Malmouche) on this matter." It is worth mentioning that Salah has been selected as the three-person candidate list for the African Football Confederation's Player of the Year. Liverpool management may specially approve him to participate in the awards ceremony to be held in Rabat, Morocco on December 18.