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My two cents...Maybe I'm wrong, but was Salah a failure at Chelsea or just one of a number of unnecessary purchases Mou made just to stop other teams strengthening?
I rated Salah at Chelsea and preferred him over both Willian and Schurrle (was never a fan of either though). Mourinho just didn't like him for whatever reason but keep in mind Mourinho didn't rate de Bruyne.
I don't think we bought him to prevent Liverpool from signing him because we signed him just after he destroyed us twice in the CL when he was at Basel. We bought Willian under similar circumstances when he did the same at Shaktar.
But anyway, I originally felt that he would be perfect in a counter-attacking side because his first touch, pace and dribbling is exceptional. When he gets into space he is deadly. His finishing is what let him down here but I've read that it has improved significantly since he left, hence his goal scoring record in Serie A.
I'm now starting to think that he would be a very good signing for Liverpool and I really hope it doesn't go through (sorry). He has the hallmarks of being a Mane type signing and Klopp will love his intense work rate in a press. I'm gonna keep a close eye on him if he does come across and it will be interesting to see how he goes, but this one has me worried.
And when/if he does join expect an influx of Arabs flooding Liverpool's social media pages hailing the great "Egyptian Messi".