Mo Salah sustained a hamstring injury in Egypt's clash against Ghana in the African Cup of Nations. The 31-year-old is set to return to Liverpool to facilitate his recovery.
The club has released a statement on the forward's injury, confirming the earlier news that the injury is more serious than initially expected.
"Mohamed Salah will return to the AXA Training Centre on Wednesday to begin an intensive rehabilitation programme with Liverpool’s medical team on the muscle injury he sustained with Egypt last week," the statement reads.
"The injury, which is worse than first feared, forced the forward from the field in the first half of the Africa Cup of Nations fixture with Ghana and an agreement has been reached with the Egyptian FA for Salah to undergo treatment in Liverpool.
"Salah will immediately begin work with the club’s medical staff upon his return to Merseyside with a view to being back in action as soon as possible for club and country, giving him the best chance to return to compete at AFCON if Egypt, who qualified for the knockout stage with a 2-2 draw against Cape Verde tonight, continue to advance in the tournament."
Note that the club does not name a potential return date, only noted that Salah still has a chance to participate in AFCON play-offs. The final of the tournament is set to take place on February 11.
The 31-year-old's agent claimed on Monday that it would take three or four weeks for Mohamed to recover.
