Mohamed Salah has an addiction problem, he is honest and shares it

Mohamed Salah has become an idol for Liverpool and has confessed that he has a strong addiction to playing chess online, which is why he has launched a great challenge. In an interview with Sky Sports, the Egyptian admitted that he dedicates time to chess, which is why he revealed his desire to face the Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who has won the world champion title from 2013 to 2023.

I literally play chess every day, I'm addicted, said Salah, who uses a pseudonym when playing online. I don't use my name, but as a username I put my name followed by some numbers. They ask me if I am Mohamed Salah, and I answer yes, but they don't believe me. You lie, they tell me. Then he ended up telling them, okay, I'm lying, he said.

The Egyptian star shared his love for chess, although he admitted that he has not yet reached the level of Magnus Carlsen; I'm not as good as Magnus Carlsen, but I'm good. Nobody has a chance against him, but I hope we can play one day.

Mohamed Salah is not the only footballer who shares this addiction to chess, as players like Trent Alexander Arnold, Christian Pulisic, Martin Odegaard and former Real Madrid player Esteban Granero are also lovers of this strategic game.

Mohamed Salah was wanted by Al-Ittihad

After losing Fabinho and Henderson, who already landed in the Saudi Pro League, Liverpool did everything possible to prevent the same from happening with Mohamed Salah, star of Jurgen Klopp's team. The Egyptian was the main target of Al-Ittihad, who were interested in signing him and made an offer of 140 million euros to Liverpool, plus another 130 million to the footballer, to achieve his transfer. It didn't take long for the red team to say no, with which the winger has a contract until 2025.