‘Something’s up’ – Mohamed Salah makes beeline for tunnel as Liverpool celebrate late win
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Troy Deeney believes ‘something is up’ with Mohamed Salah after watching him head straight for the tunnel after Liverpool’s late win over Brentford.
Salah fired a rare blank against the Bees as a stoppage-time double from Darwin Nunez secured a 2-0 win for the Reds.
Once the full-time whistle had gone, Liverpool‘s stars made their way to celebrate with their travelling supporters at the Gtech Community Stadium.
But there was one curious exception that ex-Premier League striker Deeney immediately noticed.
“Notably, Salah is the first one off the pitch,” Deeney said on talkSPORT.
“Something’s up with that fella today. Whether it’s something with Saudi, whether there’s a move, but he’s not been at the races today.
“Him going down the tunnel first, even though 95 per cent of the team is over there celebrating, says a lot to me.”
Salah has been heavily linked with a move to Al Hilal with his contract set to expire in June.
The Egyptian has publicly admitted he is ‘more out than in’ amid protracted contract talks with Liverpool, who remain keen to keep him.
Salah, who has scored 232 goals for Liverpool, is currently free to negotiate pre-contract agreements with foreign clubs.
Deeney added: “It wasn’t like he was five steps ahead of the others.
“The whole team was celebrating in the corner and he was 70 metres away.
“It was like, ‘Job done, I’m out of here’. There might be something else going on and I’m overreacting. But that said a lot to me.”
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