This season, the Egyptian has placed the very high bar in terms of its championship statistics with no less than 28 goals and 18 assists (33 goals and 23 assists in all competitions).
The number 11 was the main offensive weapon of the club this season. A status he has not always had in the past when he played alongside Sadio Mané or Roberto Firmino. A trio that made the heyday of the Mersey club.
During a long interview granted to France Football, The Egyptian superstar returned to its relations with Senegal. The number 11 admitted that there had been tension on the last seasons. There was tension with Sadio (Mané). Be careful, we were professional to the end, I don't think it affected the team. It is human to want more, I understand it, he is a competitor. Outside the fields, we were not very close but we have always respected ourselves. he said in all honesty.
Before continuing: ” Self-centered ? I don't care. People can think what they want is their right. But I invite everyone to note that the one who gave the most assists to Mané, it is me (18). We can look at the facts but, obviously, it is easier to swing sentences like that, it makes the headlines, I know how it works. As long as it remains within the limits of respect, it suits me. But that doesn't mean that this opinion is true. At the end of the day, I know what I did, and I have a peaceful conscience. »»
Salah wants to win the Ballon d'Or
Author of a remarkable season with Liverpool that it is on an individual and collective level, Mohamed Salah is one of the main favorites for the Ballon d'Or France Football 2025. The Egyptian did not hide his wish to win the supreme title before the end of his career. Nevertheless, the right winger seems outside the race for the title this year. Its elimination from the stage of the knockout stages against PSG in the Champions League is likely to weigh heavily in the scale.
“It is not in my hands but, obviously, that one day I would like to win the Ballon d'Or for my people. When you come from a village in Egypt, a child, it's complicated to dream of the Ballon d'Or. It was by coming to Liverpool that I started to tell myself that, perhaps, one day … But if I do not win it, my career will still be successful. (Laughs.) I am only 32 years old (33 in June), several winners in recent years were thirties (Cristiano Ronaldo, 31 years old in 2016, 32 years in 2017; Modric, 33 in 2018; Messi 32 in 2019, 34 in 2021, 36 in 2023; Benzema, 34 in 2022). So who knows? And then, next season promises to be exciting with the defense of our title with Liverpool and the Champions League, the CAN with Egypt (late 2025-early 2026, in Morocco) and, I hope, the World Cup (summer 2026, in the United States, Canada and Mexico). And you already know my ambition. »»
