Liverpool's Salah Saga: No Winter Moves, Yet a Cliffhanger Ahead
13 January 2026
The Reds are not planning to dip into the winter transfer market, at least for now.
Liverpool has decided Mohamed Salah's fate for the season and clarified its stance on bringing in new players during the January window.
Relations between Salah and manager Arne Slot had cooled before the Egyptian star left to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Meanwhile, Liverpool learned that young defender Conor Bradley will miss the rest of the season after a knee injury sustained against Arsenal last week.
According to The Athletic, similar to the losses of Gio Leoni in central defence and Alexander Isak in attack, speculation grew about a possible January move to bolster the right-back position.
However, the Reds' plan is not to sign replacements for Leoni or Isak in this window, and the same approach applies to Bradley's situation.
The same applies to Salah, whose future remains uncertain, but he is expected to finish the current season at Anfield.
Liverpool hopes Salah can settle down and stay with the Reds until his contract expires in June 2027.
Nevertheless, if issues persist between the player and the coaching staff, talks about an early contract termination could open next summer.
Punchline 1 (Sniper joke): If Salah stays put, Klopp’s clipboard might finally run out of pages before the transfer window does. Target acquired: patience.
Punchline 2 (Sniper joke): If the contract talks miss their mark, the summer saga will have more twists than a defender trying to marking Salah in a counterattack.
