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Gerrard reveals his plea to Salah over not leaving Liverpool 'under a cloud'

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Zack Oaten / Tribal Football

Published 5 months ago

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has spoken about his talk with Mohamed Salah before he leaves the club.

[p]Earlier this season, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Salah[/a] claimed that he had “no relationship” with manager Arne Slot, accusing “somebody” of “not wanting me at the club” and that he has been thrown “under the bus”. [/p][p]The writing was on the wall that Salah would leave this summer and the winger announced last month he would depart at the end of his deal, in news that many supporters feel came at the right time. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gerrard-steven/SErvzq6h/"]Gerrard[/a] believes it is the right time for the Egyptian to leave, as he spoke on [b][i]The Overlap[/i][/b] about the texts the two exchanged. [/p][p][b]"I think it's in everyone's best interests. I think the timing is right, in my opinion," [/b]Gerrard said.  [/p][p][b] "Especially after the - he's obviously had a disagreement with the manager. I don't know at what level, but he's done the interview which I think he'll regret further down the line. [/b][/p][embed guid="9ffd6fe7-ee2c-4fdc-8599-9daf19ea4455" url="https://x.com/i/status/2039613974736462321" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I spoke to him around that interview at the time and sort of said to him, 'Don't do what you've done and go under a cloud'. [/b][/p][p]"He texts me now and again, or I text him, more to do if I'm going somewhere with Leo. Just so Leo (Gerrard's son) can see him.  [/p][p][b]"I'm not close to him, but it gave me the opportunity to say, 'You've been here for eight or nine years, you've come here and got this legacy. Just go on your terms the right way'."[/b][/p][p]Salah will leave [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] at the end of the season despite having one year left on his contract. As links to the Saudi Pro League grow, the Egyptian will be considering all his options as he prepares to say goodbye to Merseyside. [/p]

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