Van Dijk Sparks Uncertainty Over Salah's Liverpool Future After AFCON
14 December 2025
Update on Salah's Liverpool Future
Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool captain, raises fresh questions about the future of his Egyptian teammate Mohamed Salah with the Reds.
According to The Sun, Salah is set to join Egypt on international duty soon, but Van Dijk has not hidden his desire for him to stay, expressing wishes for his success and hoping he returns.
The newspaper noted that these words carry hints that the Dutch captain does not have full certainty about what will happen next.
Van Dijk expanded further, saying he does not control the situation and that Salah is one of the leaders. He wants him with the squad because he is a leader. Salah will not participate in AFCON. We hope he performs well there, and we all want him back and important until the end of the season.
He added that football is unpredictable: he cannot know what will happen, and while he hopes Salah stays, there are other factors at play. Salah remains important to the club, but there are other sides to this issue.
Speaking more broadly, Van Dijk said he told Salah he hopes he stays, and that they will stay in touch in the coming days and weeks as always. Then they will see.
Salah's situation resurfaced after a dispute with coach Arne Slot, before matters returned to normal ahead of the Egyptian star coming on as a substitute against Brighton.
Van Dijk believes Slot handled the situation calmly and well, noting it is a very complex scenario. With daily conversations, he feels the coach managed it effectively. In tough moments, they must stay united.
He concluded that the ongoing debate around Salah did not affect the team, pointing to victories over Inter and Brighton, both with clean sheets. He added that he talks to most players; if there were a sense of internal issues harming performance, things would be different, but this week showed they are united and moving forward as a team.
Team unity and the road ahead
As the saga continues, fans can expect more twists, but the squad remains focused on results and togetherness as the season progresses.
Punchline 1: If suspense had a goal, Salah would be the top scorer.
Punchline 2: The rumor mill at Anfield runs hotter than the kettle in the dressing room—grab the popcorn, the plot thickens fast.
