Liverpool press conference notes - Mohamed Salah transfer hint as Jurgen Klopp 'afraid' of new attacking force
Jurgen Klopp was back in front of the press on Friday morning as the Liverpool manager held his pre-match press conference ahead of the Reds’ trip to Luton Town.
Overcoming heavy traffic around the AXA Training Centre, the German arrived at Liverpool’s training ground with moments to spare. Taking his seat, he revealed Luis Diaz had returned to training earlier this week before admitting that Thiago Alcantara could remain sidelined until the New Year.
But that wasn’t all that was on the agenda. Here are some of the other key takeaways from Klopp’s press conference.
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Salah future hint
Mohamed Salah was the subject of a verbal £150m from Al-Ittihad in the summer, with interest from the Saudi Pro League expected to rear its head again next year. The Egyptian will have just a year left on his current contract at the end of the season, but appears completely unaffected by ongoing speculation regarding his future.
Boasting 10 goals and four goals from 14 appearances so far this season, it goes without saying that Salah is in exceptional form at the moment. And his manager inevitably wants to retain the forward’s services.
“Did it give him a boost or whatever?” Klopp joked at the mention of Al-Ittihad’s bid. “An offer came in, you said? And then what happened?” “It was rejected for football reasons.”
“Oh, yeah? I don’t know anything about an offer or whatever,” Klopp said evasively. “But it is not important. Mo is here, Mo never came to me and wanted to go.
“I didn’t think a second about it to be honest. Should we or not? Yes, he is here. He feels
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