Mohamed Salah surprises Liverpool by admitting that he is open to signing for Real Madrid or Barcelona in the future

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has caused a stir at the club after refusing to rule out signings for Real Madrid or Barcelona in the future.

The 28-year-old Egyptian has become a star at Anfield with Jurgen Klopp since arriving from Roma in 2017, scoring 108 goals in 172 appearances for the club on his way to conquering the Champions League titles and the Premier League.

Those achievements have linked him to the Spanish giants, but Spanish media AS asked him if he would rule out a move to LaLiga in the future, but the former Chelsea striker did not.

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has refused to rule out a move to Real Madrid or Barcelona

The 28-year-old Egyptian has become a star at Anfield with German boss Jurgen Klopp

“I think Madrid and Barcelona are two great clubs,” he said.

“Who knows what will happen in the future, but right now I’m focused on winning the Premier League and the Champions League again with Liverpool.”

When further pressured on his future, Salah insisted that everything was in the hands of Liverpool, adding: ‘That’s a tough question, but now I can say that everything is in the hands of the club.

Salah has aroused the interest of Real Madrid and Barcelona and has not been able to rule out a play

“Of course I want to break records here and, I repeat, all the club records, but everything is in the hands of the club.”

The Egyptian international also admitted that he was very disappointed not to have received the captain’s armband for the club’s final Champions League group stage match against Midtjylland earlier this month.

Klopp knocked out a rather inexperienced team in a 1-1 draw in Denmark with the Reds already qualified for the round of 16 of the competition, but Salah was one of the few regulars featured from the start.

The Egyptian opened the scoring in the first minute but did so in a team led by 22-year-old Trent Alexander-Arnold, a decision Salah admitted to being frustrated but must now accept.

Salah also revealed that he was disappointed not to have captained the team against Midtjylland.

Salah scored the first goal in Denmark but Trent Alexander-Arnold (right) was the captain

“Honestly, I was very disappointed,” he added.

“I was hoping to be the captain, but it’s a coach’s decision. I accept it.’

Salah has scored the 11 highest goals in the Premier League for the reigning top flight champions in 2020-21, and 14 in all competitions.

Those current stats come after Salah, who signed a highly incentivized five-year extension with the Anfield team in July 2018, finished fifth in the Golden Boot race last season in Liverpool’s league-winning campaign. with 19 goals.

However, he won the award in 2017-18 after scoring 32 goals in the top flight and also shared the award with his teammate Sadio Mane and Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the following season, who scored 22.

Salah scored against Tottenham in victory over José Mourinho’s men, second

Meanwhile, this season, Liverpool top the table in their bid to secure a second consecutive Premier League title.

Their lead over second-place Tottenham is currently three points after 13 matches following a 2-1 win against José Mourinho’s men in midweek.

But Salah, whose team will face Crystal Palace at the start of Saturday at 12:30 pm, was eager to claim there is too much season left to re-mark his team’s favorites for the crown.

I think it’s a little early to say that [Liverpool are title favourites]but yes, we are doing well just like other teams. I hope we have the best chance of winning it. ‘

But Salah admitted it was too early to bookmark Liverpool for the title once again.