Liverpool have asked the Egyptian FA not to call Mohamed Salah up for the upcoming friendly against New Zealand.
They want the 31-year-old to recover properly from a hamstring injury after dealing with one setback already.
However, the Egyptian side has none of it.
Their statement says: "We have already received a letter from Liverpool to exempt Mohamed Salah from the upcoming camp due to his injury. We sent the name of Mohamed Salah among the professional players that we are requesting to include in the next camp a few days ago.
"It is our right to include any professional player as long as it is at the time of the international agenda, and the issue of whether or not to include him is in the hands of the national team’s technical staff, led by captain Hossam Hassan.
"It is still too early to decide the matter, and if Mohamed Salah plays any match in the time before the start of the camp, we will adhere to his inclusion, and he will be examined and his readiness determined by the medical staff of the Egyptian national team."
The New Zealand game is scheduled for March 22. With four Liverpool games to come before that date, it's likely that Salah will recover in time to take part in at least one of them, That would immediately result in an Egypt call-up, despite any fitness issues he might have.
