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Mohamed Salah is in contention to return to Liverpool action on Thursday and boss Jurgen Klopp says he is ‘full of energy’ despite a recent injury, which risks the wrath of furious Egypt staffers amid the ongoing club-versus-country row over his fitness.
The forward, 31, has not started a club match since the New Year’s Day win over Newcastle after leaving the Africa Cup of Nations early due to injury. That sparked initial frustration in Egypt as Salah departed the camp in Ivory Coast to do rehabilitation work on Merseyside instead.
Former 184-cap Egypt star Ahmed Hassan slammed Salah and said he should have stayed with the national team even if he ‘only had one leg to stand on’. That row escalated this week when the nation went against Liverpool’s request to exempt Salah from an upcoming camp.
The Reds wrote to Egypt asking them to put Salah’s long-term health ahead of a one-off friendly tournament, which sees the Pharaohs play New Zealand in Abu Dhabi on March 22, but the nation refused and said it was their right to call up the captain.
Mail Sport also revealed yesterday how high-profile staffers at the Egyptian FA had been struggling to communicate with Salah. Their fury at Liverpool’s desire to protect Salah’s fitness will be further ramped up should he play in tonight’s match against Sparta Prague.
Mohamed Salah is in contention to return to Liverpool action in their clash with Sparta Prague
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp insisted that the winger is 'full of energy' ahead of his first-team return
Liverpool’s letter effectively asked Egypt to consider Salah’s long-term importance to both club and country and how his minutes need to be managed carefully, arguing a
