Egyptian Football Association president claims Salah will push Liverpool to allow him to play in the Olympics although the club turned down their request for him to be released. The Olympics in Tokyo will be a week before the start of the Premier League, and Liverpool do not view allowing the forward to attend the Olympics in their best interests. Megahed said Salah would make one last appeal to be allowed to join up as one of their three overage players allowed in the squad. “I do not want to say that it is impossible for Salah to participate in the Olympics, but it is difficult,” he told Egyptian broadcaster ONTimeSport. “Salah agreed to lead the Olympic team during the last camp of the Egyptian team. We spoke with Salah again, and he told us that he will make a new attempt with the technical staff of his team, to resolve the matter, and within the next two days he will find a way,” he also added. In the end, Liverpool refused the request because they do not want to lose the player at the beginning of the season, as well as next January with the Africa Cup of Nations, which will keep him from participating in the English Premier League matches.
