Published: 13:44, 6 April 2026 | Updated: 13:44, 6 April 2026

Liverpool legend John Barnes believes it’s the right time for Mohamed Salah to leave Anfield this summer – and it would have been better if the Egypt star had gone even earlier.

Salah’s sorry farewell continued in the FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester City on Saturday when he had a penalty saved as Arne Slot’s side were thrashed 4-0 at the Etihad.

The 33-year-old confirmed last month that he will leave Liverpool after nine years at the end of the season, but his future had been in doubt following his outspoken comments about the club and Slot after a game at Leeds in December.

Barnes feels it would have made more sense for Salah to go then, and agrees that a parting of the ways this summer is best. The former Chelsea and Roma player is on course for his worst return in a season for Liverpool after scoring 10 goals in 35 games ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final away to Paris Saint-Germain.

‘I think it probably is the right time,...