Liverpool star Mohamed Salah’s villa burgled in Cairo as his nephew discovers house ransacked after spotting open window
LIVERPOOL star Mohamed Salah's villa has reportedly been burgled as his nephew discovered the property ransacked.
Egyptian daily newspaper reported the break-in at the £350,000-a-week winger's home in Cairo.
It was reported that the burglary was noticed when Salah's nephew was passing the villa when he spied an open window.
He contacted the police and went inside - finding items strewn around the floor as the property had been ransacked.
It is currently unclear exactly what was stolen - but Egyptian media has described "electrical" items and "devices" being taken.
Salah, 30, is beloved in his home nation and is nothing short of an icon - being known as "The Egyptian King" and "The Pharaoh".
He is regarded as one of Egypt's most famous sportsmen.
Cops are now spooling through CCTV footage and interviewing security staff at the property as they search for the crooks.
"The surrounding surveillance cameras are being unloaded, and the security personnel in charge of securing the place are being interrogated," a source told Al-Ahram.
"The security services are intensifying their efforts to solve the mystery of the incident, and the necessary legal measures have been taken."
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The Public Prosecution office in Cairo confirmed they have opened a case as they investigate the break-in.
Dad-of-two Salah has had a profound impact on his home nation - investing in numerous charity projects, especially around his hometown of Nagrig.
He has invested in a hospital and even helped rebuild a church that burned down in 2022.
And famously, Salah even helped a thief who once stole from his dad to turn his life around.
Liverpool are enduring a bruising 2022/23 season - currently sitting fifth in the table, but with two games in hand ahead of Newcastle and Brighton in sixth and seventh.
The Reds lost 1-0 to relegation battlers Bournemouth yesterday, with Salah agonisingly missing a penalty against the Cherries.
Salah, who signed for Liverpool in 2017 - and is the club's leading Premier League goalscorer with 129, has made 38 appearances and scored 22 goals.
Liverpool however will need a herculean effort to win a trophy this season.
The team will need to overcome a score of 5-2 on aggregate against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu clash on Wednesday to keep their Champions League campaign alive.
And with the Premier League title they last captured in 2019/20 out of the reach, the Reds were also dumped out of the FA Cup with a fourth round 2-1 loss to Brighton.
German manager Jurgen Klopp however appears to be staying put to try and turn round his side's form.
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