Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has taken to social media to insist there has been no disagreement with the Egyptian football association despite reports in his homeland that he will not play in his country's final World Cup match.
Salah's World Cup dream has quickly turned into a nightmare.
After leading his nation to their first finals of his lifetime (their previous appearance came in 1990, two years before he was born), it was feared that Salah could miss the tournament due to a shoulder injury inflicted by Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos in last month's 3-1 defeat in the Champions League final.
Uruguay's 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia later that day condemned The Pharaohs to a first round exit with a game to spare and there are now suggestions that Salah won't even feature in their dead rubber in Volgograd on June 25 amid rumours that he had complained over the number of high-profile people who have been given access to the team.
Writing in Arabic, Salah declared on Twitter: “Everyone in Egypt is together and there is absolutely no disagreement between us. We respect each other and the relationship is great.”
However, Egyptian sports journalist Karim Zidan countered: “Egyptian media is now reporting that, due to the conflict between Mo Salah and the Egyptian football association, the star player is refusing to play the final Egypt match against Saudi Arabia. Plans to leave early.
“Mo Salah has since tweeted the Egyptian team remains united but reports continue to come out from Egypt that suggest otherwise.”
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