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Graeme Souness believes that Mohamed Salah is one of the 'most selfish players' he has ever watched and has claimed that the Egyptian forward 'is leaving Liverpool' amid speculation he could be on his way out of Anfield.
Doubts have been raised this week over whether Salah will stay at the Merseyside club past this summer, after the 31-year-old was embroiled in a touchline row with Jurgen Klopp during the Reds 2-2 draw away to West Ham on Saturday.
The outgoing manager had opted to rest Salah from the starting line up for that match - with Liverpool's attackers having struggled in front of goal during the Reds' title run-in. The 31-year-old forward, whose contract will expire in 2025, was seen speaking furiously with Klopp on the sideline before the Egyptian fanned the flames after the match, telling journalists: 'If I speak, there would be fire if'.
While the incident has raised alarm bells over whether Salah's future, Liverpool have made it clear that they 'expect the forward to stay past this summer.'
Despite that, Reds legend Souness believes otherwise and while speaking on "William Hill's Three Up Front podcast, the ex-Scotland midfielder claimed that Salah had an 'exceptionally large opinion of himself.'
Graeme Souness has called Mohamed Salah 'one of the most selfish players he has witnessed'
Souness also stated that he believed the Egyptian forward would leave Liverpool this summer
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'I believe Mohamed Salah is off and leaving Liverpool. He has been fabulous for Liverpool, but if he leaves to the Saudi Pro League then he’ll be the biggest star in that part of the world,' Souness told Simon Jordan and Troy Deeney on the podcast.
'He no doubt has an exceptionally large opinion of himself, and he’ll have been angry at not starting the game against West Ham last week.
'I think the situation with Jurgen Klopp was a reaction to only being brought on with 10 minutes to go – it was more Salah than it was Klopp in that confrontation.
'Salah is the most selfish player I have ever witnessed. Even prior to that game, whenever Klopp takes him off, he is never happy about it.'
'That is what you want from your players, if you take them off on two goals, they should want to stay on to score a third. When Sadio Mane was there they’d fall out all the time.
While it's been a torrid few weeks for Liverpool, who conceded the title race following defeats to Crystal Palace and Everton, Salah was pictured on Thursday smiling as he trained with his Liverpool team-mates following the ugly touchline quarrell.
It will have been an unsavoury incident for the German manager too during his final few weeks in charge at the club. After the West Ham game, Klopp stated that the incident had been dealt with.
