Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will miss the rest of the Premier League season after suffering a hamstring injury in a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace, according to Egypt national team director Ibrahim Hassan.
The 33-year-old, who has announced he will leave the reigning English champions at the end of the season, looked emotional as he applauded the crowd and walked off injured in the 60th minute at Anfield on Saturday. That very much looked like a goodbye, although Liverpool are yet to announce any update on Salah's condition.
However, Hassan, the brother of Egypt national team coach Hossam Hassan, said the Pharaohs talisman has played his last game for the club.
“He has suffered a hamstring tear and will require four weeks of treatment,” Hassan told Reuters.
Liverpool have two home fixtures remaining – against Chelsea on May 9 and Brentford on May 24 – and visit Manchester United on May 3, a side Salah has regularly tormented, and play Aston Villa away on May 17.
Liverpool's third-highest goalscorer of all time, Salah has recorded 12 goals and nine assists across all competitions this season.
Reds boss Arne Slot admitted it might have been Salah's Anfield farewell.
“My honest answer is yes, the way he came off,” Slot told Sky Sports. “It went through his mind because there are only a few weeks to go but we are hoping he plays for us again. You have tests to do and then we have to wait for the prognosis.”
Hassan added that Salah will be fit for the 2026 World Cup, where Egypt will face Belgium, New Zealand and Iran in Group G.
He said: “The technical staff of the Egyptian national team will monitor the developments in his condition, and God willing, he will be present at the World Cup as normal.”
Salah will be determined to recover in time for the tournament in North America, which starts on June 11, and avoid a repeat of the fitness difficulties he suffered before the 2018 edition.
He injured his shoulder in a 3-1 defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League final, and despite scoring twice in two matches, Egypt were eliminated at the group stage in Russia with Salah unable to perform at his peak.
