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Salah 'Not Asking for Crazy Stuff' in Liverpool Contract Talks

Mohamed Salah. (AFP)
Mohamed Salah. (AFP)
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Salah 'Not Asking for Crazy Stuff' in Liverpool Contract Talks

Mohamed Salah. (AFP)
Mohamed Salah. (AFP)

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said his contract demands are not "crazy" and that his future at Anfield is not in his hands as talks continue with the Egyptian international over a new deal.

The 29-year-old, the Premier League's top scorer this season with 16 goals, has a contract with Liverpool until June 2023.

Salah maintained that he wants to stay at Liverpool but added he is yet to receive a suitable offer that reflects his contributions since joined them from AS Roma in 2017 and helped them win the Champions League and Premier League.

"I want to stay, but it's not in my hands. It's in their hands. They know what I want. I'm not asking for crazy stuff," Salah told GQ Magazine in an interview published on Tuesday.

"The thing is when you ask for something and they show you they can give you something, (they should) because they appreciate what you did for the club.

"I've been here for my fifth year now. I know the club very well. I love the fans. The fans love me. But with the administration, they have (been) told the situation. It's in their hands."

Salah is currently at the Africa Cup of Nations where Egypt take on Nigeria in their Group D opener later on Tuesday.

Liverpool host Arsenal in the League Cup semi-final on Thursday and Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Mbappe Absent from Real Madrid Squad for Salzburg Club World Cup Clash

Kylian Mbappe is back in training for Real Madrid after illness. Josep LAGO / AFP
Kylian Mbappe is back in training for Real Madrid after illness. Josep LAGO / AFP
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Mbappe Absent from Real Madrid Squad for Salzburg Club World Cup Clash

Kylian Mbappe is back in training for Real Madrid after illness. Josep LAGO / AFP
Kylian Mbappe is back in training for Real Madrid after illness. Josep LAGO / AFP

Kylian Mbappe has been left out of the Real Madrid squad for Thursday's final Club World Cup group game against Red Bull Salzburg, despite returning to training following illness.

The French superstar did not feature in the list of 23 players named by coach Xabi Alonso and published by the club for the match in Philadelphia, in which the two teams are targeting a place in the last 16.

Mbappe had returned to training on Wednesday after missing Real's first two matches at the tournament in the United States due to illness.

He was taken to hospital last Thursday for tests and treatment after suffering gastroenteritis, before later being released.

He played no part in Real's opening game, a 1-1 draw with Saudi side Al-Hilal in Miami, or the 3-1 defeat of Mexico's Pachuca at the weekend.

Alonso did indicate after the latter game that Mbappe was on the mend, saying: "He is doing better, he is recovering."

Real posted images of Mbappe in training on Wednesday on their website, as the squad worked out at their Florida base before travelling north in the afternoon to Philadelphia.

It is there, at Lincoln Financial Field, where Madrid will take on the Austrians in their final Group H match and will be looking for a victory which will confirm their progress to the last 16 in first place in the section.

A draw can also take them through to the next round, with Manchester City and Juventus the possible opponents in the last 16.

Mbappe has scored 43 goals in 56 appearances since joining Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain last year. His last game was for France in a 2-0 win away to Germany in the UEFA Nations League on June 8.