Mohamed Salah had faced 18 questions without saying very much before numbers 19 and 20 arrived. He would have known as soon as he heard them that his answers would have implications.
‘You have played football in England and Italy — are you keen to try out Spanish football?’ Liverpool’s leading scorer was asked by Marca, the daily Spanish sports newspaper. A similar inquiry had been put to Salah by their rivals, AS, in December.
‘I hope to be able to play for many more years.’ Salah replied. ‘Why not? No one knows what’s going to happen in the future, so.