Salah’s participation in the Olympiad … What did Klopp, Gharib and their lawyer say?

The recent statements of the Olympic coach Shawky Gharib have received worldwide echo after he affirmed and confirmed that Mohamed Salah, the English player, heads the preliminary list of pharaohs who will participate in the next Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The national team is scheduled to participate in the tournament scheduled for next July, after it was postponed compared to last year due to the Corona pandemic (and the Olympic team has the right to summon 3 players from the first team to participate at the tournament).

Gharib said in televised remarks: “The Egyptian team’s roster is definitely headed by Mohamed Salah, and also by Mohamed El-Shennawi, but he is not alone. There are a number of great bases on the Egyptian team’s preliminary roster.” In the olympics.”

He added: “Mohamed Salah is one of the most important players in the world and it is natural to be on the Egyptian roster for the Olympics, but we will start the official play and head to Liverpool after the international break in March.”

The Egyptian national team does not have the right to summon a player to participate in the Olympic Games without the approval of their club, as FIFA grants freedom to clubs, either by allowing or rejecting the participation of players with their country, which means that the decision Participation in “Mo” will be determined by his coach Juergen Klopp and his club, Liverpool.

For his part, “Liverpool Echo” commented on a strange conversation, noting that Klopp doubts about Salah’s participation in the Olympics and has not yet decided the final decision on which will determine whether or not he will be in the Reds’ high school. season and the opening of the new season.

What did Klopp, Salah’s lawyer and the Football Association say about Salah’s participation in the Tokyo Olympics?

Club

Klopp declared at the end of January last year, saying: “The Olympiad is a wonderful thing, but it will not be good for Mohamed Salah to participate. We have not made the decision yet. What I can say is that we will speak to Salah, so this is the whole thing. Has not been made. “The decision is up to either party, I hope you have the complete list for the preparation period, but this is not easy for more than one reason.”

Football Association

Ahmed Mujahid, head of the tripartite committee that manages the Football Association, confirmed that he is unaware of Liverpool’s final position regarding Mohamed Salah’s participation with the Egyptian team at the Tokyo Olympics.

Mujahid told reporters: “Shawky Gharib contacted us and confirmed his desire to include Mohamed Salah in the Olympics.”

He continued: “We still do not know the position of the Liverpool club and whether or not they will accept to leave the player to participate with the Egyptian team in the Olympics.”

He continued: “Until now, the Egyptian Olympic Committee has not notified us whether the Olympiad will be held on time or not.”

He continued, “The inclusion of Mohamed Salah in the ranks of the Olympic team in the Tokyo Olympics is left to the technical director, the Egyptian Olympian has not reached a position in the Olympics, so far nothing about nature has been sent. and position “. of the Olympic Village of Japan “.

Salah Lawyer

On February 12 last year, Salah’s lawyer, Rami Abbas, denied that any decision had been made about the player’s participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled for next summer.

Abbas said in a tweet on his official Twitter account, in response to Shawky Gharib’s remarks on the choice of Mohamed Salah to be with the Egyptian national team: “No decision has yet been made on this matter.”