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EGYPT COACH HOSSAM HASSAN DEFENDS MO SALAH AFTER "EXPLOSIVE" LIVERPOOL ELLAND ROAD MELTDOWN

Mohamed Salah heads to AFCON 2025 after claiming Liverpool "threw him under the bus." See Hossam Hassan's reaction.

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan defends Mo Salah after "explosive" Liverpool Elland Road meltdown
Why Mohamed Salah’s explosive "thrown under the bus" interview changes everything.

Egypt's coach, Hossam Hassan, thinks Liverpool's Mohamed Salah will do great at the Africa Cup of Nations. Egypt, who has won the thing seven times already, starts playing on Monday.

Salah stirred things up earlier this month with what he said at Elland Road, where he wasn't too happy with his team. Things have cooled down since then, and now the 33-year-old is getting ready to represent his country in Morocco.

Salah seems like he's really into it during practice, like he's just joined the team, Hassan said before their first game against Zimbabwe.

I think he's going to have a super competition for his country. Salah will be one of the best there. He'll still be a star and one of the top players on the planet.

This season, Salah's only gotten four goals in the Premier League—and just one more in other games. Some think Arne Slot's team plays better without him lately.

After being benched against Leeds, Salah gave that interview because he was mad, even though he had played well against Brighton the week before leaving.

Mohamed and I talked a lot during what I wouldn't call a crisis. It's normal for a player to disagree with their coach at their club, Hassan said.

Salah went through something like this before when he wasn't scoring goals with ‌Liverpool. Then he got back on track with the national team. And he came back even better than before.

Salah didn't say nice things about his relationship with Liverpool's head coach, Slot, but Slot didn't make a big deal out of it when asked before the Spurs game.

"Like I said last week, what you do is more important than what you say," Slot replied when asked if things still needed to be worked out.

We're past it. He was playing, and I subbed him in first.

He's got AFCON now and has some important matches to play. It makes sense that everyone focuses on [Egypt].

StadiumNest thinks AFCON is happening at just the right moment to calm things down. Liverpool has a lot of players hurt right now, so when Salah gets back, he'll be needed. But this time away from Liverpool should be good for him.

PARIS FC SECURE €25M WONDERKID PATRICK ZABI, SNUBBING MANCHESTER UNITED AND NEWCASTLE

Manchester United and Newcastle miss out on Patrick Zabi as the 19-year-old Reims star agrees a €25m summer move to Paris FC.

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Manchester United lose "New Pogba" race as Patrick Zabi seals Paris FC move

Looks like Manchester United lost out on 19-year-old Patrick Zabi, who’s about to join Paris FC. French outlets say United kept a close eye on the Stade de Reims midfielder, along with a bunch of other top European clubs.

Paris FC, though, ended up winning the race for him. The deal’s worth €25 million, roughly £21.5 million, and should go through this summer. Zabi’s gotten a lot of attention since he broke into Reims’ first team at 18 last February. He’s played 24 games, scored twice, and picked up three assists. According to L’Equipe, Paris edged out United, Newcastle, and Bournemouth for his signature.

He also drew interest from Italy—Inter, AC Milan, and Fiorentina all watched him. Right now, nothing’s official, but at this point, it’s just the paperwork left.

Journalist Sascha Tavolieri claims Jurgen Klopp got involved and helped sway Zabi toward the French side, who sit 14th in Ligue 1. Paris FC, based right near PSG, changed hands in 2024 when the Arnault family—who topped the world’s billionaire list that year—took over.

Red Bull came in with a minority stake, and Klopp, now Head of Global Soccer for them, plays an advisory role. He’s apparently been key in getting the deal over the line, beating out United and Newcastle.

As the window closed, United’s interim boss Michael Carrick didn’t rule out new signings, even though he’s only in the job temporarily. He said, “To be honest, we’re just working through it. Never say never, of course, because a lot can happen, and situations can be thrown up sometimes.

“Sometimes it’s something that’s out of our control that we’ve got to deal with. We’re calm. We’ve shown what we’re capable of doing as a team, and we’ll just have to see what the next few days bring, but I’m calm about it.”

CRISTIANO RONALDO PROTESTS AL-HILAL'S BENZEMA DEAL BY SKIPPING AL-NASSR LEAGUE MATCH

Cristiano Ronaldo is fuming. Discover why the Al-Nassr star skipped his last match and is now threatening to leave Saudi Arabia.

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Ronaldo "considering leaving Saudi Arabia" despite signing 2027 contract extension

Cristiano Ronaldo has been the main attraction in the Saudi Pro League ever since he landed in the Middle East three years ago. Now, for the first time, it looks like he’s actually thinking about leaving. He’s frustrated. He feels the playing field isn’t level, and it’s starting to get to him.

Here’s the deal: Four clubs in the league—Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, and Al-Ahli—get their backing straight from the state. But Ronaldo sat out Al-Nassr’s match against Al-Riyadh on Monday night. Why? He was protesting. He found out Al-Hilal was about to sign Karim Benzema from Al-Ittihad, and that was the last straw. From Ronaldo’s perspective, Al-Hilal keeps getting more freedom to splash cash than everyone else. They’re the current champions, and Ronaldo still hasn’t managed to win his first Saudi title.

Saudi officials tried to calm him down. According to Diario AS, they reached out and argued that most of Al-Hilal’s extra spending comes from Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, not the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Al-Hilal just brought in Kader Meite for €30 million, Saimon Bouabre for €23 million, and now Benzema. Al-Nassr, on the other hand, only managed two free transfers this winter. Sure, they spent a lot more in the summer, but that didn’t seem to matter to Ronaldo.

Reports from Portugal, cited by AS, say Ronaldo’s not ruling anything out—not even leaving Saudi Arabia this summer. That’s despite just signing an extension with Al-Nassr until 2027.

And honestly, he has a point. Since he arrived, Al-Hilal have spent €647 million, while Al-Nassr have shelled out €410 million and Al-Ittihad €365 million. These numbers probably don’t include salaries—and let’s face it, nobody’s making more than Ronaldo. He’s supposed to return on Friday when Al-Nassr face Al-Ittihad, but right now, no one really knows if he’ll play or if he’s planning his next move.

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