Arne Slot’s exit earlier this summer reopened salah liverpool stay talk, with Mohamed Salah again being discussed as a player who could remain at Anfield. That shift followed a summer in which his relationship with Slot had already helped push him toward leaving 12 months before his contract expired.
Slot Exit Changes the Picture
Slot said he had no issue being seen as the “bad guy” behind Salah’s departure, but his removal changed the conversation around the forward almost immediately. Andoni Iraola replaced Slot, and that change opened the door to the idea of Salah staying with Liverpool instead of moving on.
The legal side of the move had also started to move forward. Liverpool named Salah on their retained list submitted to the Premier League at the end of every season, and that process confirms which players will depart on free transfers at the end of June.
El Shenawy on Salah
Ahmed El Shenawy said the possibility of leaving Liverpool has weighed on Salah psychologically, but he also said the situation could still change. Speaking to ON Time Sports, he said, “The prospect of leaving Liverpool has affected Mo psychologically, but the situation might change and he could still stay with the team.”
El Shenawy added, “He even told me that he doesn’t know anything about his future yet.” Salah is now focused on the World Cup with Egypt, and his agent is Ramy Abbas Issa.
Liverpool’s Summer Timeline
The departure talk goes back to the summer of 2024, when the strain in Salah’s relationship with Slot had become central to his decision to leave 12 months before his contract expired. Reports still suggest there is little chance of him staying on with Liverpool, but the managerial change left the possibility open long enough to reshape the discussion around his next step.
For Liverpool, the retained list means the process can already be underway even if the final outcome is not settled in public. For Salah, the present question is less about a headline move than whether the exit path that looked set under Slot still holds under the new regime.
