{"id":318850,"date":"2026-04-15T05:21:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=318850"},"modified":"2026-04-15T05:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:51:07","slug":"arne-slot-makes-mohamed-salah-transfer-claim-after-liverpools-champions-league-exit-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/arne-slot-makes-mohamed-salah-transfer-claim-after-liverpools-champions-league-exit-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Arne Slot makes Mohamed Salah transfer claim after Liverpool&#8217;s Champions League exit | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Mohamed Salah has played his final Champions League game for Liverpool (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arne Slot admits Liverpool might want to \u2018sell to purchase\u2019 so as to replace Mohamed Salah this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday night as two second-half goals from Ousmane Dembele sealed a 2-0 win for Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>Salah made his final Champions League appearance for Liverpool as he got here off the bench in the primary half to switch Hugo Ekitike, who is about to miss the remainder of the season with an Achilles injury.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old has already confirmed he&#8217;ll leave Liverpool on a free transfer at the top of the season, while Andy Robertson can also be departing Anfield as a free agent this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Slot admits Liverpool face a \u2018big challenge\u2019 in the subsequent transfer window and suggests the club might have to dump more key first-team players before making recent signings.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I feel much is being said recently and perhaps by many individuals also through this yr that the club is in a transition,\u2019 Slot told Amazon Prime after Liverpool\u2019s defeat at Anfield.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_293179921-c141.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27978577\" alt=\"Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Liverpool v Paris St Germain - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - April 14, 2026 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah looks dejected as he applauds fans after the match Action Images via Reuters\/Lee Smith\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Mohamed Salah applauded the Kop after Liverpool\u2019s 2-0 defeat to PSG (Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve sold eight to 10 players to recoup money to sign 4, five, six very talented and good players.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now we&#8217;re losing Mo and Andy Robertson on a free transfer as we lost Trent [Alexander-Arnold] on a free transfer, and this model of the club means we now have to sell often to purchase.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a giant challenge, it was already last season and it\u2019s going to be a challenge in the summertime again.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But this club has also showed over and over this model works and we could be very successful with this model and I feel we\u2019ve signed, which you may see today, superb, talented players.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Let\u2019s hope they\u2019re all fit going into their second season within the Premier League, in order I said over and over, the long run looks really good especially if we will just a few good signings after just a few good players leave this summer.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_293171566-0b56.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27978594\" alt=\"LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool talks with Mohamed Salah before bringing him on as substitute during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Anfield on April 14, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Arne Slot says Liverpool face a \u2018big challenge\u2019 in replacing Mohamed Salah this summer (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking after Liverpool\u2019s Champions League exit, Wayne Rooney dismissed Slot\u2019s suggestion that the club are in \u2018transition\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I feel you\u2019re talking about rebuilds\u2026 they were champions last season,\u2019 Rooney said after Liverpool\u2019s Champions League exit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They won the league last season and so they spent an awful sum of money to try to make the squad higher.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There\u2019s definitely been faults from\u2026 whether that\u2019s recruitment, obviously they\u2019ve had players out injured but you shouldn\u2019t be talking a few rebuild if you\u2019ve just won the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They\u2019ve lost some really good players, you may see why the fans were so upset after they lost Trent.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the newest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metrosportuk\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Raphinha makes gesture to Atletico Madrid fans ahead of possible Arsenal tie in Champions League<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Andoni Iraola next club odds as manager decides to go away Bournemouth<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka injury update ahead of Arsenal vs Sporting<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohamed Salah has played his final Champions League game for Liverpool (Getty) Arne Slot admits Liverpool might want to \u2018sell to purchase\u2019 so as to replace Mohamed Salah this summer. 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