Mo Salah to Travel to Spain with Liverpool Staff for Shoulder Injury Treatment

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will reportedly travel with the club's medical staff to Spain on Tuesday for treatment on the shoulder he injured in Saturday's UEFA Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.

The Egypt star is hoping to be fit for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which gets underway June 14, and Sky Sports News reported on the effort to ensure he features in Russia:

Salah was withdrawn on the 31-minute mark in the 3-1 loss after he fell on his shoulder following a tussle with Los Blancos captain Sergio Ramos.

Amid suggestions Salah's left shoulder was dislocated, Liam Prenderville of the Mirror reported the Egyptian Football Association said X-rays suggested "ligament damage rather than a fracture."

The former Chelsea and AS Roma winger took to Twitter in the aftermath of Saturday's defeat, which left questions as to whether Salah's presence beyond the half-hour mark might have changed the result:

It was a nightmare scenario for Liverpool, who lost their best player and the PFA Player of the Year, but also for Egypt, who are on the verge of their first World Cup in 28 years, with Salah so vital in their qualification run.

Sky News reported a petition calling for Ramos to be punished over the incident had received 400,000 signatures after an Egyptian lawyer filed a €1 billion lawsuit against Real's star defender.

The furore caused by Ramos' challenge and subsequent hand in injuring Salah has been widespread, although Salah's trip to Spain—where he's also reported to be meeting the Egyptian FA president, per Prenderville—suggests there's hope he'll play in the World Cup.

Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon said on BBC 5 Live Sport that Salah's background and profile as Liverpool's headline star have led to an overreaction to his injury:

Not only are Egypt back in the finals, but they also have a chance of advancing from a winnable Group A that includes Uruguay, hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia. Egypt stand 46th in the FIFA rankings, while Uruguay are 17th, Russia 66th and Saudi Arabia 68th.

That being said, Egypt were reliant on Salah in making it to the finals and will consider their chances of progressing considerably hampered unless he can play. The team open their Group A campaign against Uruguay on June 15.