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Al-Ahly's former director of soccer has dismissed suggestions that the Egyptian team is pursuing a transfer for Mohamed Salah.
Anticipation surrounding the striker was considerable going into the fresh Premier League campaign following his impressive tally of 29 goals and 18 assists for Liverpool during the previous term. Nevertheless, the 33-year-old has struggled at the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign, netting merely three times while providing two assists across nine appearances, as the Reds have experienced a decline in performance.
The Merseyside outfit presently occupies seventh position in the Premier League, enduring four straight league defeats against Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Brentford.
Though he penned a contract extension at Anfield just this past April, securing his services until 2027, Salah has recently been connected with a switch to Al-Ahly. Nevertheless, Sayed Abdel Hafeez has verified that no formal bid has materialised from the Egyptian team.
According to Sport Witness, he stated: "Mohamed Salah is a very big star and has done things that are difficult for any player in the Arab world to do. He's focusing on his professional career.
"Linking Salah to Al-Ahly is a media effort, and he's a player who has honoured Egyptian football and all Arabs. Let's talk realistically. Salah renewed his contract with Liverpool months ago.
"There is no official at Al-Ahly who talked about this matter. This matter was only circulated in the media. We will focus on the team's priorities. I wish Salah success."
Salah has recently been partially blamed for Liverpool's poor performances, with Wayne Rooney criticizing the forward and club captain, Virgil van Dijk.
On the BBC's Wayne Rooney podcast following Liverpool's 3-2 defeat to Brentford, he commented: "This can happen to teams and it can get them and it will creep up and then all of a sudden you're like, 'Where did that come from?'
"You're probably sitting here thinking three or four weeks ago, no one saw this coming. And it's hit them quick, it's hit them hard and they're struggling to find a way out of it.
"This is the time where the manager, the leaders in the team need to figure it out very quickly. I'm a bit unsure. Van Dijk and Salah have signed new deals and whatever but I don't think they've really led that team this season."
When asked about his reasoning behind these beliefs, Rooney added: "Just performances and body language. I think body language tells you a lot. I think we're seeing a slightly different body language from the two of them. They are the top two players in that side, and if their body language isn't right, that affects everyone else.
"Liverpool are in a bad place at the minute and when that happens, I can't explain it. It's so difficult, you don't know how to get out of it. You concede a goal and straight away you're thinking 'here we go again'. It's such a hard thing to get out of.
"Best thing is to simplify things for each player and the manager. Simplify the performances with what you're doing. Normally, if you've got better players, you win the game, but it's not that easy."
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