Tokyo Olympics: Egypt leave out Liverpool star Salah from squad

Cairto - English Premier League club Liverpool does not want Salah to take part in the Olympics.

Egypt's football star Mohamed Salah is unlikely to join the country's Olympic soccer team, as his English Premier League club Liverpool do not want him to take part in the Tokyo games this summer, Egypt’s FA chairman said.

“Liverpool have informed us that they did not welcome Salah to play in the Olympics,” Megahed, who is the chairman of a three-man interim committee appointed by FIFA, told Egyptian broadcaster ON Time sports.

“Salah wanted to play, and he said he will make a try and within two or three days the issue will be decided,” Megahed added.

Salah, 29, Egypt’s best-known sports star, participated in the London 2012 Games, scoring in all three groups stage matches against Brazil, New Zealand and Belarus before Egypt were knocked out by Japan.