Salah Q&A: Who made the call - and what now for the player and Liverpool?

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Sky Sports' transfer desk answers all the key questions regarding Salah, Liverpool and what happens now...Who made the decision for Salah to leave?Sky Sports News understands it was very much a joint decision between Liverpool, Salah and the player's representatives. There's a good chance that Salah will play a part in winning either of those if they do go on to win them.Everyone knows between now and the end of the season, it's the Mo Salah farewell tour.Do Liverpool regret giving Salah a new contract?No.

Salah became the highest-paid player in Liverpool's history and he warranted that because of his performances last season.Today, a lot of people would say it was a bad move signing Salah on a new contract. If they'd not signed him to a new deal, people would have said: Why are you letting this player go?And if Liverpool do sign him and he doesn't have an effective season - which looks like the case now - people would say: Why did you sign him?Liverpool did what they believed to be the right thing.Does Salah's decision to leave impact Arne Slot's future at all?Slot's future will have no bearing on the Salah situation.Liverpool have a long-term contract with Slot and right now they'll be focusing on finishing the season by trying to win two more trophies.If Liverpool go and win the FA Cup and Champions League, you'd imagine Slot would be going nowhere.Right now, Liverpool are not thinking about what will happen in the summer.

Money's not his only motivator.What do we know about Liverpool's Salah succession plan?Liverpool's succession plan is unknown at this stage.They will not be looking at getting a like-for-like replacement. But if that player fits into the next version of Liverpool, then that's what they will be looking to do.