Four
men have been arrested in Cairo after using the Liverpool forward's face as a
disguise to rob stores
A
gang of thieves have been caught by police in Cairo using masks of Mohamed
Salah to disguise their identities.
An
armed gang of four men was arrested while attempting to rob a store on
Hassanein Heikal Street, in the Nasr City neighbourhood of the Egyptian
capital. All four of the robbers covered their face using masks of the Liverpool forward, a huge star in his
home country.
The
gang tried to escape after being approached by security forces but were
eventually apprehended.
Salah
is Egypt’s
biggest domestic sports star, and the key player for the national team with 41
goals in 67 games for his country. His standing has only increased since his
move to Liverpool in 2017, and he has been in the news recently following
comments from a former coach of the national team.
Former
assistant coach Hany Ramzy claimed last week that in 2018, Salah
told him he had received an offer from Real Madrid.
Ramzy
said the offer was a good one, but that Salah had turned it down as he was
happy in Liverpool. Only two months later, Madrid beat Liverpool in the Champions League final,
with Salah’s early injury a key moment in the game.
However, Salah’s
agent Ramy Abbas has since dismissed Ramzy’s claims as false, saying
his client wouldn’t have discussed such career plans with the coach.
Salah
frequently finds himself linked with moves to some of Europe’s biggest clubs,
with the Clasico pair of Madrid and Barcelona often
reported to be interested in his services. For his own part, Salah
himself recently laughed off suggestions he could be on his way out of Anfield,
as Liverpool look to get their first league title in 30 years over the line.
Responding
to an Instagram post from Sky Sports asking fans ‘Keep or Sell?’ regarding Salah,
he simply replied with three laughing emojis in the comments.
Agent
Abbas noted his displeasure on Twitter, with statistics underlining Salah’s
importance to Liverpool.
“In
2018/2019, Salah was the team’s top scorer in both the Premier League, and the
Champions League," Abbas tweeted.
"This
season, Salah is the team’s top scorer in both the Premier League, and the
Champions League," he continued. "Since joining Liverpool in
2017, Salah has missed out on zero Golden Boots, and he's not a CF.”
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