Jurgen Klopp speaks about the possibility of the return of AFCON superstar Mohamed Salah in the Premier League clash with Leicester City on Thursday.
The 29-year-old was in favor of losing the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday as Egypt lost to Senegal of Sadio Mane on penalties. Liverpool's No 10 scored the winning spot-kick after 120 minutes after a miss in normal time in a match that ended 0–0
As confirmed yesterday, Salah has made an early return to the UK and appears to be looking forward to taking part in Thursday's match.
Speaking to LiverpoolFC.com, Klopp revealed that he has already spoken to his star striker who has told him that he is ready to play.
"Mo is back now, I already talked to him. Of course he's very disappointed, but now here's to waiting for everything to come."
"I talked to her and the first thing Mo told me was: 'I'm ready. Haha!
Klopp also praised the Egyptian for his physical condition and despite playing extra time four times in 11 days, the German says it is possible he will join on Thursday.
"He's a seasoned player, he's a physical monster, to be honest, so we'll have to watch. Obviously he'll have a little recovery session today and we'll see how he feels tomorrow and from there we go."
"We don't have a proper plan, that plan is to get him as often and as long as possible, but we won't rush it. But if he's okay we won't leave him for the wrong reasons either, let's see." "