Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, sees no reason Mohamed Salah wants to leave the Premier League champion, but says he will not keep the striker at the club against his will after rumors have circulated that the Egyptian wants to leave Liverpool.
“I think the only reason to leave Liverpool at the moment is the weather. What other reason could there be?” Klopp told a news conference.
“This is one of the biggest clubs in the world, we pay well, we have a great stadium with an exceptional crowd.
“You can’t force people to stay, that’s all. We make changes and we bring in players and if a player wants to leave, we can’t, we probably won’t hold him; it’s just that he wouldn’t. understand why someone would want to leave. “
Salah remained on the bench for last weekend’s 7-0 win at Crystal Palace, but scored two goals when he came in to help the leaders maintain their excellent form.
He became Liverpool’s all-time top scorer in the Champions League in a 1-1 draw against Midtjylland in Denmark earlier this month.
Klopp said Salah’s comments about the Spanish teams were not indicative of his desire to leave Liverpool.
“If you ask a player in the world who doesn’t play for Barcelona or Real Madrid if they imagine they ever play there and they answer, ‘No, Spanish football isn’t for me’, why would they say that?
“Mo is of course a very important player for me, but this story is not.”
Liverpool are at the top with 31 points from 14 games, four units from Leicester City in second place. On Sunday they face West Bromwich Albion, the penultimate place.