Mo Salah: Liverpool Star Teases Early Return, Resumes Training After Injury

• Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah has stepped up his fitness
• The Egypt star suffered a hamstring injury at the 2023 AFCON
• Salah had returned to England before Egypt were eliminated

Mohamed Salah has been spotted training for the first time since injuring his hamstring while on international duty with Egypt at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

The 31-year-old forward picked up the injury in the Pharaohs’ second group game against Ghana but waited until after the group stages to return to England to begin rehabilitation.

According to Liverpool Echo, Salah was expected to be out for a couple of weeks due to the injury and was tipped to miss Liverpool’s forthcoming fixtures against Arsenal, Fulham, AFC Bournemouth and Norwich City.

However, the Egyptian forward has now given Liverpool fans hope he could be back for the Anfield club’s next two games, the Gunners and Chelsea, after posting a picture of himself back in training.

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Salah is Liverpool’s top scorer for the 2023/24 season, scoring 18 goals in all competition for the Reds and will play a crucial role in their push to win the Premier League title this season.

Klopp rules out Salah for Chelsea

Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Mohamed Salah will play no part in Liverpool’s crunch English Premier League midweek game against Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea, Football London reports.

The 31-year-old forward was in a race against time to be fit for the game against the Blues after suffering a hamstring injury while on international duty with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Klopp ruled out Salah for the game against Chelsea and Arsenal, claiming the Egyptian forward is not ready and has not fully recovered from the injury he is currently carrying.

Salah predicted to leave Liverpool

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Mohamed Salah is among five players touted to leave Liverpool at the end of the season following the revelation of Klopp’s departure by the Premier League club.

Klopp's exit from Liverpool after nine years could result in an unforeseen reorganization of the Anfield club, which might have an impact on many players' futures.

Liverpool rejected £150mil from Saudi club, Al-Ittihad, last summer for Salah, but things could change with the departure of the manager who signed the Egyptian winger from AS Roma.