Salah said he feels he has been "thrown under the bus" after being dropped to the bench for struggling Liverpool's past three games, and admitted that his relationship with manager Arne Slot had been severed.
The winger's future has now been thrown into serious doubt, and Slot has even left him out of the squad to face Inter Milan on Tuesday night. Despite this, he had been nominated for an award that Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland have all won in the past.
Salah has been nominated alongside a range of sports stars including Mariona Caldentey, Terence Crawford, Armand Duplantis, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Shohei Ohtani in what is an illustrious list of athletes.
If Salah wins the award for the first time, it could be a huge boost for the Egyptian king, who will feel lower than ever at the moment as he ponders his future.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he was "surprised" by Salah's comments that their relationship had broken down completely and had "no clue" if the 33-year-old would feature for the side again in a worrying side for the club.
The Reds will also be without key stars such as Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa, who were not picked for the squad travelling to Italy on Monday afternoon as Slot’s side fight all odds for three points.