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Mohamed Salah fit to face Arsenal despite Vodafone Egypt claims

Mohamed Salah

Reports claiming that Mohamed Salah missed training at Melwood yesterday to launch a lucrative sponsorship deal with Vodafone Egypt have been dismissed.

Supporters noticed that the Liverpool ace was absent from photographs taken at last night’s training session, including a festive squad photo, sparking speculation that he may miss tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.

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Reports then emerged claiming that he had been given permission to fly to Egypt to be paraded as Vodafone Egypt’s new brand ambassador. As details of that partnership were announced yesterday, supporters were left thinking that he’d been given permission to skip training.

The 25-year-old was at Melwood as normal yesterday but was excused from some parts of the preparations for tomorrow’s game. The photos which emerged as part of the Vodafone deal were taken in London several weeks ago.