Mohamed Salah is enjoying the break between the end of the season and his international commitments and his recent social media post hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Salah’s physique is no secret, he has ceremoniously removed his shirt on several occasions to show everyone how hard he works.
It’s not the first time we’ve seen him against Man United, as Trent Alexander-Arnold gave him his crowning glory after becoming the club’s top scorer in the Premier League.
Instead of having its roof removed at Anfield, it now rests on the stern of a yacht – and it all seemed inevitable.
The Egyptian, who is currently enjoying his off-season break, posted a ripped photo without a caption on his social media platforms on Saturday:
The 30-year-old may not have added a comment to his post, which speaks for itself, but two teammates were quick to comment and provide brilliant replies. Curtis Jones was the first to say “I knew it wouldn’t take much longer to post this”, before Adrian asked if it was a “stolen or posed photo?”
Salah’s dedication to being in top form hasn’t gone unnoticed, last year he told France Football that “two rooms in our house are dedicated to different equipment for fitness, bodybuilding.
“I can also do cryotherapy at home, there’s a hyperbaric chamber. I’m constantly trying to improve my fitness,” so much so that his wife says, “I spend more time with my cars than with hers!”
Salah is part of the Egypt squad that takes on Guinea on 14 June, before meeting South Sudan in a friendly on 18 June, meaning he will be part of the squad for pre-season on 11 July.
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Liverpool have reshaped their squad in the transfer market this summer, but Jürgen Klopp already has many of the best possible pieces.
As Jürgen Klopp puts his Liverpool move into action this summer to reshape his Reds squad for the new season, there’s a lot to think about, but it’s also true that many of the pieces are already in place.
Most of the teams that overtook Liverpool in the Premier League last season have at least as much work to do in terms of improvements.
Manchester United, for example, are weaker in goal and up front than Liverpool. The midfield could be revised and there are also doubts in the defense of Erik ten Hag. The Old Trafford squad have improved under the Dutchman, but there is still a long way to go before they can truly compete for the domestic title or the Champions League.
Newcastle United will also continue to spend heavily under Eddie Howe, but they don’t have the same level of players as Liverpool, although both teams have had better seasons than the volatile Reds.
Newcastle progressed far more than anyone expected last season, but it’s doubtful many players will be able to maintain that level, not least with European football playing for the first time in most of their careers.
Klopp needs to find updates in his Reds midfield and could do with adding at least one defender to his squad, but Liverpool don’t have as much work to do to get back to the level they want to be as some of them do the above to improve and take their next steps forward.
Now that Alexis Mac Allister has already arrived, more transfers to Anfield will follow.
But there are also several squad spots that are almost certainly not up for grabs.
Alisson Becker is the best in the world in his position and Liverpool will not be looking to move to full-back, while Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté are first-choice centre-backs.
Liverpool need more depth in defense but the key players are accommodated and bringing someone who has been an instant upgrade to those two in the center seems a near impossible task.
Similarly, up front, Mohamed Salah is a safety for the right and then Luis Díaz, Diogo Jota, Cody Gakpo and Darwin Núñez will battle it out for the other two positions.
With Mac Allister and others moving into midfield as that area of the pitch improves in quality, the Argentinian should see himself in the starting eleven for next season’s opening match, possibly alongside another new signing.
The reality, however, is that ahead of the new season at least six players have already been signed for Liverpool’s first team, two more will be filled by a combination of four existing forwards and Mac Allister and another new signing is likely to come.
fill out the midfield with Curtis Jones, Thiago Alcântara and others also vying for the roles.
Injury permitting, at least Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister and Salah should be in the starting XI early next year, with two from Díaz, Jota, Gakpo and Núñez also leaving There are only two places to compete. In all likelihood, Fabinho will take one after showing enough signs of rejuvenation with more legs.
These players are the ‘untouchables’ as Liverpool look to improve ahead of next season, but the core of a title-claiming squad is already in place – and Mac Allister’s arrival only signals the start of transfer activity. , and work is already underway on the sequel.
Even with the addition of two more midfielders and another defender this summer, the bulk of Klopp’s starting XI is already set and has more than enough quality to return to the competition.
With new energy around them and more quality in general, the ‘untouchables’ in the Liverpool squad will be able to show their true colors again.
