Salah had to leave AFCON with Egpyt after suffering an injury.
Egypt international Mohamed Salah suffered a muscle injury during his country’s Africa Cup of Nations fixture with Ghana on Thursday.
The forward was forced off in the first half of the 2-2 draw and an update on Salah’s injury has been provided by the player’s agent.
As reported by journalist Fabrizio Romano on Monday, Salah’s agent Ramy Abbas said: “The injury is more serious than first thought. He will be out for 21-28 days. His best chance at participating in the current AFCON is by undergoing intensive rehabilitation in the UK and rejoining the team as soon as he is fit.”
Klopp on Salah
On Sunday, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp also offered an update on the muscle injury.
Asked about the possibility of Salah returning to Merseyside during his post-match press conference following Liverpool’s 4-0 win away to Bournemouth, Klopp said: “That’s the plan. If that’s already decided 100 per cent I don’t know, but that’s the plan.
“However long he is out, I think probably everybody sees that it makes sense that he is doing the rehab with us or with our people. That’s the plan, but if that’s now written in stone already, I don’t know.”
Klopp added: “[I spoke with him] directly after [the game], pretty much the night it happened. Since then, he’s in contact with our doctor. The doc tells me the news, so I think he will be back.”