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Press reports spoke about the possibility of a crisis between the Liverpool team and Egypt due to the announcement of the inclusion of Mohamed Salah, the star of the “Reds”, in the preliminary squad of Pharaohs to participate in the Summer Olympics. .
Shawky Gharib, technical director of the Egyptian Olympic team, confirmed that Mohamed Salah heads the initial list chosen to participate in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo next summer.
The Egyptian team qualified for the Olympiad after being crowned champion of the U23 African Cup of Nations, which hosted Cairo in 2019.
According to FIFA regulations, the team that qualifies for the Olympic Games has the right to request the assistance of 3 players over 23 years of age.
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“Salah is at the top of the list of primaries, but the decision of his English club remains,” Gharib told the Egyptian channel “On Time Sport”.
He added that “the options will be in accordance with the technical situation, before sending the final list no later than June 30.”
Press reports indicated that the Egyptian team has yet to speak with the English Premier League champions about the decision, which is likely to cause problems for the Reds next season.
The postponed activities of the Olympic Games are scheduled for the summer of 2020, from July 23 to August 8, 2021, which means that Salah’s schedule will be very crowded.
And so Salah will be absent from most of Liverpool’s preliminary matches and will also miss the start of the new season in the Premier League.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes to win the battle of Salah’s services over the summer, and he won’t be happy about his star joining the Egyptian Olympic team.
Notably, 28-year-old Mohamed Salah is the Premier League’s top scorer, with 17 goals scored in 25 games, two goals ahead of Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandez and three goals against Tottenham Hotspur forward Harry Kane.
Source: Agencies
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