Nothing in football can surprise me anymore, whether he leaves in January or in the summer." Liverpool manager Arne Slot has excluded Mohamed Salah from the starting lineup for the club's last two matches, seemingly simulating a "Liverpool without Salah" scenario. Since the start of the season, Salah has faced a wave of criticism and calls for his departure due to a decline in his performance and his ongoing goal drought. In April of this year, Salah signed a new contract with the Reds that extends until 2027, following one of his best seasons since joining the club, where he contributed to the team's Premier League title by scoring 29 goals and providing 18 assists in 38 matches. The Egyptian player was not the only one suffering from a dip in form; it appeared that a large part of the team's players had not found their rhythm under Slot's management, which increased the pressure on the Dutch coach, especially after accumulating negative results. Former Liverpool player Jamie Redknapp has predicted that the Egyptian international and Reds forward Mohamed Salah could leave the club in January next year, after the relationship between the two parties reached a "breaking point". Redknapp stated that Salah might leave the club in the coming months, adding that he would be surprised if the Egyptian fulfills the remainder of his contract, hinting at a possible departure in January, according to the British newspaper "Mirror". Redknapp expressed his fear that the relationship between Liverpool and Salah could end in a bitter breakup after the 33-year-old player was left on the bench for the second consecutive match in a game where Liverpool drew 1-1 with Sunderland. He continued: "I would be surprised if he sees out the remaining two years of his contract or even a year and a half. The situation won't help."
