Egypt U23 boss Shawky Gharib says Mohamed Salah will definitely be selected for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has publicity stated that it would not be "cool" for Salah to miss preseason training, with the tournament running until August 8.

Gharib told Egyptian broadcaster ON Sport: "Out of the three senior players we'll call-up, Salah is the only one we're settled on so far because he's simply one of the top three players in the world.

"I haven't talked to Salah at all about him joining the U23 squad for the Olympics, but in all honesty, his participation in the Olympics will need a little effort from him as well."

However, Salah's agent Ramy Abbas Issa later took to Twitter to insist that "no decision has been made yet."