Liverpool manager Arne Slot will be “happy” with Mohamed Salah leaving the club, according to Arsenal legend Ian Wright.
The pundit, speaking on today’s episode of The Overlap, suggested that Slot will probably benefit from losing the whole circus that surrounds Salah.
Even though the Egypt international has been a world class performer for much of his time at Anfield, his form has gone very clearly downhill this season, leading to less playing time.
The problem is, as Wright and his fellow pundits acknowledged, it’s basically impossible for Slot to drop a big name like Salah to the bench without it becoming the dominant story.
It’s easy to imagine that Salah leaving will make things easier for Slot next season, even it will also surely be hard for the Reds to replace one of their all-time great players.
“It must be easier for Slot,” Wright said.
“He’s worried about ‘if I leave him out, if he’s on the bench, what’s he going to be like?’
“You know, the amount of fuss that he’s on the bench oh my god Salah’s on (the bench), is he going to come on? I think Slot will be happy.”