Mohamed Salah sparks transfer speculation with Egypt goal celebration

Mohamed Salah has found himself at the centre of a transfer storm after his goal celebration during the international break sent fans of one club wild on social media.

Salah was on the scoresheet for Egypt during a 2-0 victory over Mauritania on Friday and, after celebrating on the pitch, took to social media to post images of his goal celebration.

The 32-year-old pulled out his new 'bow and arrow' move which has become a regular sight at Anfield this season, but this was the first time Salah has used it on Egyptian soil. Many eagle-eyed fans of Zamalek, one of Egypt's top clubs and recently in talks with Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos, were quick to point out similarities between Salah's celebration and the coat of arms of their favourite side.

Salah's comment section was quickly flooded by fans insisting the Liverpool forward was indicating his love for Zamalek, with local reports even stating a youth player from the team made the ambitious move of urging Salah to join him next summer when his Liverpool contract expires.

A move away from Liverpool next summer has long been rumoured, with clubs from Saudi Arabia chasing his signature, while an extension at Anfield has not been ruled out either.

Mohamed Salah's goal celebration explained

Unfortunately for Zamalek fans, Salah has already confirmed the origin of his new celebration, and it doesn't even have anything to do with football.

"I was watching the UFC, [Alex] Pereira against Israel [Adesanya]," he told Men in Blazers. "Adesanya, when he won the second fight against Pereira, he celebrated like that. Pereira I think beat him in the first one. I liked the celebration, that's why I did it."

Salah even acknowledged the links between his celebration and his Egyptian heritage, adding: "I am a UFC fan. It's become, in the end, people take it as [being because] our Egyptian pharaohs used to do it when they drew something [in] a temple or just in the pyramids or somewhere."

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