The injured Salah expects to return to Liverpool before the end of the season

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is expected to play for the Premier League again this season, with the club saying on Wednesday that the muscle injury he suffered is not as serious as initially feared.

Salah came off during Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace with a suspected hamstring injury, which threatened to end both his season and his Anfield career, with the Egyptian set to leave at the end of the season.

Egypt national team director Ibrahim Hassan had said Salah would require four weeks of treatment for a hamstring tear, effectively ending his World Cup season, but Liverpool confirmed it was a minor muscle injury.

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“Liverpool FC can confirm that Mohamed Salah is expected to be available to play again before the end of this season,” the club said in a statement.

“The problem that caused his withdrawal has now been confirmed as a minor muscle injury.

“However, Salah is expected to return to action ahead of the end of the 2025-26 season and his departure from the Reds this summer.”

Salah, nicknamed “the Egyptian king”, is third on Liverpool’s all-time top scorers list, with 257 goals in 440 appearances.

Published on April 29, 2026