Salah exit on the cards?

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Mohamed Salah's Chelsea future hangs in the balance after the Egyptian winger was omitted from José Mourinho's pre-season squad as the Blues fly out to Montreal.

Salah spent the second half of last season on loan at Fiorentina on what was supposed to be an 18-month agreement but he has since severed his ties with the Tuscan club.

Liverpool have long been admirers of the former Basel man, having tried to sign him before he arrived at Stamford Bridge in an £11 million deal in January 2014.

Mourinho has made it abundantly clear that Salah is not part of his plans by disregarding him for Chelsea's pre-season tour of North America, which kicks off next Thursday with a game against New York Red Bulls.

Despite impressing in Serie A, scoring nine times in 26 appearances in his short spell with Fiorentina last season, Salah has rejected the chance to return to the club for a second term, alerting Liverpool to his availability.

Ashley Cole's AS Roma side are also being linked with the Egyptian star.

As to where the former Basel man ends up is anyone's guess, but his exclusion from the Blues' tour makes it evident that Mourinho is at the end of his tether with the want away star. Using this new bonus code for bet365, you can find the best odds on where Salah will be playing his club football as of August.

Meanwhile, Chelsea's hopes of landing a replacement for Salah have been scuppered - the Blues are expecting to seal a £22m move for FC Barcelona's Pedro, but Mundo Deportivo reports that his manager, Luis Enrique, wants the Spaniard to stay.

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