Liverpool wanted Salah to be exempted from March's national team call-up, but the Egyptian Football Federation refused.
Liverpool have applied to the Egyptian Football Federation to exclude Mohamed Salah from this month's international break, and the Reds do not want him to return to the national team regardless of whether he returns before the international break.
Egypt captain Mohamed Salah returned to Merseyside after suffering a hamstring injury during the team's participation in the Africa Cup of Nations, and he returned to the ** room after Salah suffered another hamstring injury in the Brentford game. On Friday, Jurgen Klopp explained that Salah is far from returning"Not far away"，"Next week, anytime"It's all possible. His comments were not very convincing, though, with four games to go until March's international break, and Salah has been called up by Egypt. They will be playing in a friendly in the UAE, so we would like to emphasise that this is a friendly and therefore understandably Liverpool want to ask for Salah to be "exempt". Liverpool have written to the Egyptian Football Federation stating that they are concerned that Salah's injury will worsen regardless of whether Salah returns to the club before the international break.
And the Egyptian Football Federation wrote in a statement:"We have received a letter from Liverpool asking Mohamed Salah to be exempted from the upcoming training camp due to injury. And a few days ago, we put Mohamed Salah's name on the list of players we asked to participate in the next training camp. We have the right to allow any professional player to attend training camps as long as they are during international breaks, and the question of whether to let Salah go to training camps is in the hands of the national team technicians, led by head coach Hossam Hassan. It's too early to decide on the matter, and if Mohamed Salah plays any tournament in the period leading up to the start of the training camp, we will insist that he be selected, and the medical staff of the Egyptian national team will examine him and determine if he is ready. "
Salah's treatment in Egypt has been staggering, and let's not forget that their new manager, Hossam Hassan, was one of the biggest critics of the 31-year-old's return to Liverpool earlier this year.