Mohamed Salah: 'Jurgen Klopp exit will not impact my Liverpool future'

Klopp announced in January that he would be leaving his role at the end of the season after spending nine years in the Liverpool hotseat.

There has been speculation over whether Salah could follow Klopp out of the club, with less than 18 months left on his current Liverpool deal.

The Egypt international continues to be linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League after being the subject of a £150m bid from Al Ittihad last summer.

Although the Reds turned down that significant offer, Salah is likely to attract fresh interest from Saudi Arabia before the 2024-25 season.

Speaking ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash with title rivals Manchester City, Salah has said that Klopp's departure will not be a factor in any decision he makes over his Anfield future.

«No, It's part of life now, that everything moves,» Salah told Sky Sports when asked if Klopp's decision to leave the club would affect his own plans.

«Players have left already, very important players. The manager is also very important for the club and is leaving. One day I will leave the club, but no.»

The 31-year-old was surprised by Klopp's January announcement, admitting that he thought an early morning meeting was going to confirm a contract extension rather than reveal the manager's intention to depart at the end of the season.

Salah added: «Usually we don't do meetings at 10.30am, as 10.30 is the report time. It's normally a 10.30 meet time and then 12 noon training. Then they said there was a meeting at 10.30am. I was like: 'What?'

»The manager's agent was there at the training ground and I thought: 'Oh, he's renewing his contract'. And five